Tarot and Literature
with Professor Brian Johnson
Students will learn how literary authors have used tarot cards as tools for creative writing by exploring several examples of tarot-inspired poetry and fiction. After a short lecture on the structure and cultural history of tarot decks, students will participate in a poetry workshop where they try their hand at these techniques.

Climate Storytelling
with Professor Barbara Leckie
Students will be introduced to different forms of climate storytelling and the role of stories in generating a social mandate for climate action. They will then be invited to write a short (one paragraph) news-based, personal, or creative climate story using two or three of the components of climate storytelling discussed in the introduction.

The Secret Lives of Poems
with Professor Dana Dragunoiu
Words are not the only means by which poems communicate. They also communicate by allusion, metaphor, meter, and other literary devices. We will analyze a very short poem by one of the most influential poets of the twentieth century in order to discover how this poem serves as a manifesto for Modernist poetry. This workshop will be especially interesting to aspiring poets and fans of Greco-Roman mythology.

From (English) Degree to Career
with Professor Dana Dragunoiu
Do you wish to pursue a degree in English Language and Literature but are worried that you may not find meaningful, well-paid work after graduation? This session introduces students to the multiplicity of careers that Carleton’s English graduates have gone into after graduation. We will also talk about the kinds of placements that our students find during their participation in Co-op and how they are prepared for the world of work in the “Degree to Career” course offered by the Department of English at the third-year level.