Modern Literature & Culture Research Centre & Gallery

A BA English student at Ryerson University (2013-2017), Holly Lock joined the MLC Research Centre after completing a senior project course on John McCrae's “In Flanders Fields,” taught by MLC Director Dr. Irene Gammel. Her research interests include Canadian literature, and the First World War and its impact on Canadian culture in the 20th century. Throughout her time at Ryerson she has studied French literature and culture, and has a particular interest in expressions of madness and mental illness throughout the English literary canon. She is excited to be gaining valuable and practical research experience alongside the MLC team. She also involved in in the exhibition Remembering the Real Winnie: The World’s Most Famous Bear Turns 100.

Recent News

Exciting New Program: Research and Study Internships at the MLC

Exciting New Program: Research and Study Internships at...

This year’s Research and Study Internship recipients at the MLC and what they say about the program.

MLC Research Centre’s TOP 10 OF 2024

MLC Research Centre’s TOP 10 OF 2024

Irene Gammel, Director, is pleased to present the top accomplishments of the MLC Research Centre in 2024.

Saluting Mary Riter Hamilton: A Personal Reflection on the New Heritage Minute

Saluting Mary Riter Hamilton: A Personal Reflection on ...

Historica Canada has released a new Heritage Minute, featuring Mary Riter Hamilton, Canada’s first woman battlefield artist.

Attention Students — Call for Student Volunteer Docents

Attention Students — Call for Student Volunteer ...

Become a docent at the MLCRC exhibition Threads of History: Repatriating World War II Quilts at Toronto City Hall.