Passing of former Professor Siromi Fernando, former Chair of the Department of English
Guest Lecture by Gerard H. Gaskin
Gerard H. Gaskin delivered a Lecture titled ‘Legendary: The Performative and Aesthetic History of the Queer African American and Latino House Ballroom Community’ at the Department of English on 23rd November 2018 at 4pm. The Lecture included the discussion of a series of photographs of the queer African American and Latino house ballroom community, both of the […]
A Talk by Nimanthi Rajasingham
Dr. Nimanthi Rajasingham delivered a talk titled ‘How Bodies Matter: Working-Class Women’s Theatre from Sri Lanka’s Free Trade Zones’ at the Department of English on 15th November 2018 at 4pm. Arguing that the contemporary working-class women’s theatres from within the Export Processing Zones in Sri Lanka are rich sites for documenting the development and nature of working-class, feminist […]
Graduates’ Symposium 2018
The 2018 Graduates’ Symposium of the Department of English was held on 12th October 2018, continuing a Departmental tradition of showcasing student research. The event featured presentations based on BA dissertation research by students of the Department belonging to the batch that most recently graduated. The presentations were followed by an open discussion in which both academic staff and current […]
Talk on “In My Mother’s House: Reflections on Civil War in Sri Lanka” – 06th July 2018
Professor Sharika Thiranagama of Stanford University will be presenting a talk on “In My Mother’s House: Reflections on Civil War in Sri Lanka” at the Department of English, on 6th July 2018 at 4.00 pm . Drawing from a decade of research and writing on Sri Lanka, this talk will reflect upon the consequences of political violence and […]
Creating a Corpus of Modern Sri Lankan Portuguese
The Portuguese-based creole of Sri Lanka, known as Sri Lanka Portuguese, is a linguistic product of the Portuguese colonial era. While mostly associated with the Burgher and Kaffir communities in Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Mannar, it is today an endangered language due to a significant contraction in domains of use, number of speakers, and transmission. A […]
Workshop: “Critical Pathways in English Studies, Truant Geographies: Masculinities and Gender in Transition in Post-War Sri Lankan Culture, Language and Society”
A Workshop titled “Critical Pathways in English Studies, Truant Geographies: Masculinities and Gender in Transition in Post-War Sri Lankan Culture, Language and Society” was held from 26th– 29th March 2018 at the Goethe Institute, Colombo 7. The Workshop was attended by Dr. Benedict Heller from Justus Liebig University, Giessen and Prof. Stefan Horlacher from TU, Dresden […]
Interview with Dr. Vivimarie VanderPoorten – 27th July 2017
Gratiean Prize winner Dr. Vivimarie VanderPoorten was interviewed on her most recent book, Borrowed Dust, by third year student Roomini Wijeyaratne of the Department of English. The event took place on 27th July 2017 at the Department and saw the active participation of many students and faculty.
Graduates’ Symposium – 10th July 2017
The Graduates’ Symposium of the Department of English Graduate was held on 10th July 2017. The event featured presentations based on BA dissertation research by students of the Department belonging to the two batches that most recently graduated. The event attracted many faculty and current students.
