Английская Википедия:Ashok Mathur
Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Ashok Mathur is a South Asian (Indo-Canadian) cultural organizer, writer and visual artist. Prior to this he was the head of Creative Studies and a professor in the Department of Creative Studies at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. As a Canada Research Chair in Cultural and Artistic Inquiry, he also directed the Centre for Innovation in Culture and the Arts in Canada (CiCAC).[1]
Early life and education
Mathur was born in Bhopal, India; in 1962, at the age of one, he emigrated with his family to Canada. He worked as a journalist from 1981 to 1985, and then completed his studies at the University of Calgary, earning a bachelor's degree, master of arts, and Ph.D.[2] Prior to joining Thompson Rivers in 2005, he taught at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design.[1]
Works
Mathur is the author of a volume of poetic prose (Loveruage; a dance in three parts, Wolsak and Wynn, 1994), a long poem ("The First White Black Man", monograph press, 2017) and three novels:
- Once Upon an Elephant (Arsenal Pulp Press, 1998, Шаблон:ISBN) recounts the story of the birth of Ganesh as a Canadian courtroom drama.Шаблон:Citation needed
- The Short, Happy Life of Harry Kumar (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002, Шаблон:ISBN) was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and blends the Ramayana with modern Canada.Шаблон:Citation needed
- A Little Distillery in Nowgong (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2009, Шаблон:ISBN) follows three generations of a Parsi family from India to North America. Along with the novel, Mathur also produced an associated art installation, which was shown in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Kamloops.[3]
Additionally, Mathur's artwork "one hundred thirty-three thousand five hundred twenty-eight words and a super-8 grab" was part of a 2009 acquisition by the Canada Council Art Bank.[4]
References
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Faculty profile, Thompson Rivers University, retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ↑ Author biography Шаблон:Webarchive from publisher's web site, retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ↑ Reviews: Шаблон:Citation; Шаблон:Citation; Шаблон:Citation.
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