world lit
Art and Defiance: Narratives of Disobedience facilitates important dialogues around rebellious narratives
November 18, 2020By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate Editor’s note: Yelin Gemma Lee is involved with the 2020 WLSC as the Director of Communications and Design. The World Languages and Literatures Student Union (WLLSU) presented the 6th annual World Literature Student Conference (WLSC) as an online journal, Art and Defiance: Narratives of Disobedience, on November 15. The conference, which typically occurs each spring, was postponed to the fall semester due to COVID-19, and then had to be reimagined through a virtual format. The WLSC team was dramatically reduced from over 40 members to 16 members, but this small but mighty team adamantly…
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For the love of SFU’s World Literature department — expand your horizons!
September 6, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Disclaimer: This article is not sponsored by SFU’s World Literature department; it just portrays my giddy excitement for books and my love of reading! I am an avid reader, but I had a tendency to…
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Anosh Irani’s prose makes for an emotional experience
September 19, 2016I’ve been staring at a blank page for hours trying to figure out how to put words on the page to describe Anosh Irani’s latest novel, The Parcel. I am beginning to realize that, although it’s a novel, it isn’t…
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SFU writer in residence Anosh Irani launches his latest novel
September 19, 2016September 13 was SFU world literature’s writer in residence Anosh Irani’s book launch for The Parcel, hosted at the Vancouver Film School Café. It was a big turnout, with every seat in the café filled with close friends and family…
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