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Silence

Join the Department of English for the听2026 English Graduate Student Association Conference, Silence. The conference will include presentations by graduate students and panel discussions听moderated by professors in the Department of English.

When: Saturday March 28 and March 29
Where: Thomson House, 3650 McTavish Street

Don't miss the keynote address by Professor Camille Owens on Saturday, March 28, from 5-6 pm.听

Day 1: Saturday, March 28th

8:30-9:00 am -听Arrival, Check-in, Coffee & Pastries

8:45 am -听Opening Remarks

9-10:30 am -听鈥淟andscapes of听Contemplation:听The Value of Silence听in Canadian Poetry.鈥澨�- Ballroom
Moderated by Prof. Eli MacLaren

• Eloise Grossman
• Avryl Bender
• Titouan Le Ster

9-10:30 am -听鈥淧erforming Silence and Absence on the听Modern Stage鈥澨�-听Boardroom 404
Moderated by Marie Trotter

• Hannah Smith
• Deepro Roy
• Emily Mao

11 am-12:30 pm -听鈥淓xperimental Un-Speaking: Narrative Voice and the听Unvoiced in Modernist Literature.鈥澨�-听Ballroom
Moderated by Prof. Miranda Hickman

• Wang Xueqiong
• Izzi Holmes
• Cassie Drieschner

11 am-12:30 pm -听鈥淩elentless Chatter: The Politics of听Noise.鈥澨�-听Boardroom 404
Moderated by Prof. Derek Nystrom

• Shaun Terry
• Zac Boros
• Efi Turnip

12:30鈥�1:30 pm - Lunch

1:30-3:30 pm -听鈥淚nherited Absence: Family, Silence, and Domesticity.鈥澨�-听Boardroom 404
Moderated by Charlotte Frank

• Rashika Desai
• Mackintosh Bennett
• Ari Javidi

3:30-4:45 pm -听鈥淏etween the Lines: Gender, Sexuality, and Archival听Subtexts.鈥澨�-听Ballroom
Moderated by Prof. Alanna Thain

• Julian Quigg
• El Bush
• Ivy Fae Monroe

3:30-4:45 pm -听鈥淭he Hidden Homes of Power:听Opacities in Contemporary Art.鈥澨�-听Boardroom 404
Moderated by Prof. Ara Osterweil

• Bowie Bo Gyung
• Zohreh Daeizadeh
• Allyson Bergman

5:00鈥�6:00 pm -听KEYNOTE ADDRESS听by Prof. Camille Owens
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DAY 2: Sunday, March 29th

8:30-9:00 am -听Arrival, Check-in, Coffee & Pastries

9-10:30 am -听鈥淕rave Silences: Trauma, Haunting, and听Memories of Space.鈥澨�-听Boardroom 404
Moderated by Prof. Katie Zien

• Marta Hulievska
• Emma-Jane Hill
• Mads Murray

9-10:30 am -听鈥淓cologies of Silence: Posthumanism, Quiet, and Lack.鈥澨�-听Ballroom
Moderated by Prof. Sandeep Banerjee

• Em Grisdale
• Colin Spencer
• Steve 4. Tu

11 am - 12:30 pm -听鈥淢issing Words and Pictures: Silences in Visual Culture.鈥澨�-听Ballroom
Moderated by Prof. Ned Schantz

• Zubin Miller
• Jake Knight
• Ekaterina Petrenko

11 am - 12:30 pm -听鈥淪ilence and Meaning-Making: Legibility in the Context of Absence.鈥澨�-听Boardroom 404
Moderated by Prof. Amber Rose Johnson

• Annesha Palit
• Mathilde Genest
• Maya Jessop

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