Christl Verduyn (born 1953) is Professor of

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.Faculty profile at Mount Allison University
She is the 2006 recipient of the

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, awarded by the

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. She is cited in particular for the integration of her scholarship with the larger community and for exceptional contributions to the study of Canadian women's writing, in both English and French.

Biography

Verduyn is a graduate of

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. She received her MA and PhD in Quebec literature from the

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. She is a former president (2002) of the

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. Her published scholarship includes a number of edited collections of significant correspondence or articles, including ''Asian Canadian Writing: Beyond Autoethnography'' (with Eleanor Ty,

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, 2008), ''Must Write: Edna Staebler's Diaries'' (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2005), '' Marian Engel: A Life in Letters'' (with Kathleen Garay,

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, 2004), '' Aritha van Herk: Essays on her Works'' (

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, 2001), ''Marian Engel's Notebooks'' (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1999), ''Lifelines: Marian Engel's Writings'' ( McGill-Queen's University Press, 1995) and ''Dear Marian, Dear Hugh: The MacLennan- Engel Correspondence'' (

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, 1995). She is also a widely published poet, including the collection ''Silt'' (

, 2002). In 2006, Verduyn was elected as a Fellow of the

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. Verduyn was appointed a Member of the

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in December 2017 "for her contributions to Canadian studies, notably as a professor and author, and for her commitment to making Canadian literature accessible to a broader audience."News Release: Appointments to the Order of Canada
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References

Living people 1953 births Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Members of the Order of Canada Mount Allison University faculty {{Authority control Trent University alumni University of Ottawa alumni