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Welcome to the School of English, Journalism and European Languages

We are a large and vital cross-campus School, bringing together the disciplines of English, Journalism, Media and Communications, French and German.

Discipline of English
English
Discipline of French
French
Discipline of German
German
Discipline of Journalism and Media Studies
Journalism, Media and Communications

Screen Studies major in 2008

Staff and Student Resources

For information about units and courses follow the links to the individual disciplines.

 

Research

 

Publications

 

News

Removing the Boundaries - Fri 2 May, 4pm

"The Gendering of Pastoral Care in the High Middle Ages: Case Studies from Cistercian Monasticism", Dr Elizabeth Freeman, School of History and Classics. Venue: Room 555 Humanities Building, Sandy Bay Campus. Click here for more information.

Comparative Journalism Studies Conference 2008

University of Tasmania: 25-27 June 2008.

Comparative Journalism Studies 2008 aims to develop a critical dialogue on the object, the nature and the mode of enquiry in comparative journalism studies, and to gain insight into this emerging field. The conference will provide an overview of different frameworks which may be useful in explaining journalism within these various contexts. Click here for more information.

"Imagining Antarctica"

Christchurch, New Zealand: 4 - 6 September, 2008

Gateway Antarctica and the English programme at the University of Canterbury, together with the School of English, Journalism and European Languages at the University of Tasmania, will host a conference examining Antarctica from a cultural perspective. Drawing on the arts, social sciences and humanities, the conference will focus attention on the ways in which we perceive and represent the southernmost continent. This will be followed by a second conference in Hobart, Tasmania, in 2010. Click here for more information.

ANZAMEMS 2-6 December 2008

Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (Inc.), 7th Biennial International Conference will be convened at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. This year the conference has an open theme. Twenty-minute papers on all aspects of medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Studies (all broadly defined) are most welcome. Panel proposals of 3 papers are also welcome. Click here for more information.


As one of the largest Schools in the Faculty of Arts, we are able to offer a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs run by staff who are fully committed to providing a high quality learning experience.

The School has an international reputation as a centre for research and publication in colonial and postcolonial studies, and is a leading partner in the University’s Centre for the Study of Colonialism and its Aftermath. Further details about the disciplines, Colonialism and its Aftermath and individual degree programs are given on relevant pages.