Sylvie Hill

It was a full house for another one of the courses I created called “Tales of Female Betrayal: 8 stories of wives, unsatisfied” for the University of Ottawa’s Personal Enrichment Activities Program at the Centre for Continuing Education, downtown. Follow along by checking out some videos I share with the class. It’s an intriguing exploration […]

“Mastering A Masterpiece: The Artistry of James Joyce’s Ulysses” is the follow-up course I’ve created to “Epic Journey: How To Enjoy Reading James Joyce’s Ulysses.” It will begin Monday, January 9, 2017 at 7pm-9pm. Now open for registration here. Find out a bit more about this book through my Research paper here. *** SOLD OUT!! […]

Happy Bloomsday! We enjoyed about 40 folks at my Ulysses: Sorted course on Tuesday, June 14 at McGill’s Centre for Lifelong Learning. *** I’ve arrived in Montreal to celebrate Bloomsday! Today’s first event was a tour of Montreal’s Irish sector — Griffintown and Little Burgundy. This was followed by a fabulous Bloomsday-themed brunch at EVOO […]

Delighted to join one of Canada’s most lively and comprehensive Bloomsday events at Bloomsday Montreal from June 12 – 16, 2016! Bloomsday is an annual and global event that celebrates the book, Ulysses, by James Joyce. I will be giving a workshop on Ulysses on June 14, 2016: June 14 – Tuesday: Reading Ulysses with […]

So close! With only 7 registrants (ACE-UCC needs 10 at least), the course was not offered but I spent a wonderful two weeks, re-living some bits of Joyce’s Ulysses, and having some much-deserved rest and relaxation in Cork with Joyceans and new friends. Thank you to everyone who signed up and spread the word! It […]

University of Ottawa’s Personal Enrichment Activities Program offers a variety of literature and music courses that I’ve designed with passion on the topic and enthusiasm for giving participants an educational and fun experience! The new program for the 2015/2016 will be announced, as well as the possibility of me bringing my James Joyce course to […]

On September 22, 2014, Christopher Joyce (Cork, Ireland) who is the great grand nephew of famous and memorable author, James Joyce, travelled from Montreal to the University of Ottawa to give a talk in support of my Personal Enrichment Activity – “Undressing James Joyce’s ULYSSES: Unravelled & Simplified.” As endearing as he was at Bloomsday […]

Wives, Unsatisfied: Shifty shades of the “Great 8” Is the success of best-selling novel, Fifty Shades of Grey (dubbed “mommy porn”), testament to married women’s appetite for erotica, or a barometer of bedroom romance gone awry? Need or want more? Meet the original desperate housewives; what this course calls—the “Great 8.” The tragic, yet inspiring, […]

I created a non-credit course for the University of Ottawa’s Continuing Education — Personal Enrichment Activities Program, called Epic Journey: How to enjoy reading James Joyce’s Ulysses. SIGN UP NOW for the five-session interactive course, which helps readers grasp Joyce’s masterpiece, Ulysses, starting October 19, 7-9PM (5 Monday evenings, $100). Follow James Joyce discussions on […]

James Joyce’s Leopold gets his own book for *Bloomsday! Check out the story in the Guardian UK. It’s the first collection of quotes from the hero of James Joyce’s Ulysses, in a limited edition letterpress book designed & printed in Dublin, Ireland. Fund or purchase here. LEARN MORE! Watch my video about the project! *Bloomsday […]