Janice Kulyk Keefer (born 2 June 1952) is a Canadian novelist and poet. Of
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
heritage, Kulyk Keefer often writes about the experiences of first-generation Canadian children of
immigrants
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.
Biography
She was born as Janice Kulyk on 2 June 1952 in
Toronto
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, Ontario.
She studied
English literature at the
University of Toronto
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, graduating with a BA.
She then studied at the
University of Sussex
, mottoeng = Be Still and Know
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £14.4 million (2020)
, budget = £319.6 million (2019–20)
, chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar
, vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil
, ...
, where she received an
MPhil and
D.Phil
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.
Following this, Keefer became an assistant professor of
English studies at
Université Sainte-Anne
Université Sainte-Anne is a French-language university in Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia, Canada. It and the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick are the only French-language universities in the Maritime Provinces.
History
It was found ...
in
Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia
Church Point (French: ''Pointe-de-l'Église'') is an unincorporated community located on Saint Mary's Bay in the District of Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Local facilities
Church Point is home to Université Sainte-Anne (about fo ...
.
She is a specialist in
Modernist literature
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.
In her literary work on Ukrainian-Canadian identity, she "rejects simplified notions of multiculturalism"
in preference to a Ukrainian transnational identity.
, she is a professor of literature and theatre in the graduate studies department at the
University of Guelph
, mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities"
, established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922)
, type = Public university
, chancellor ...
in
Guelph, Ontario
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.
Her sister is the Canadian artist,
Karen Kulyk and her son is th
Decouple Podcasthost Dr. Chris Keefer.
Awards and honours
*1987
Governor General's Awards
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The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...
, nominated, ''Under Eastern Eyes''
*1988
Books in Canada First Novel Award
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, nominated, ''Constellations''
*1996
Governor General's Awards
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The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...
, nominated, ''The Green Library''
*1999
Marian Engel Award
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People
* Mari people, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group in Russia
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, lifetime achievement
*2006 Greifswald Canadian Studies Fellow in Residence,
University of Greifswald
The University of Greifswald (; german: Universität Greifswald), formerly also known as “Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald“, is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pom ...
, Germany
*2008
Kobzar Literary Award KOBZAR Book Award is a biennial literary award that "recognizes outstanding contributions to Canadian literary arts by authors who develop a Ukrainian Canadian theme with literary merit". The prize is . It is awarded in one of several genres: liter ...
, ''The Ladies Lending Library''
Bibliography
* ''White of the Lesser Angels'' (1986)
* ''The Paris-Napoli Express'' (1986)
* ''Transfigurations'' (1987)
* ''Under Eastern Eyes: A Critical Reading of Maritime Fiction''
* ''Constellations''
* ''Reading Mavis Gallant'' (1989)
* ''Travelling Ladies'' (1992)
* ''Rest Harrow'' (1992)
* ''The Green Library''
* ''Marrying the Sea'' (1998)
* ''Kyiv, of Two Lands: New Visions'' (1998, anthology co-edited with
Solemea Pavlychko)
* ''Honey and Ashes: A Story of Family'' (1998)
* ''The Waste Zone'' (2002)
* ''Thieves'' (2004)
* ''The Ladies' Lending Library'' (2007)
* ''Foreign Relations'' (2010)
References
Further reading
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External links
Interview, online from CBC Words at LargeJanice Kulyk Keeper at writerscafe.caThe authorat English-Canadian Writers,
Athabasca University, by Deborah Saidero, University of Udine, 2016
1952 births
20th-century Canadian novelists
20th-century Canadian poets
21st-century Canadian novelists
21st-century Canadian poets
Canadian women poets
Canadian women novelists
Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
Living people
Writers from Toronto
Academic staff of the University of Greifswald
Canadian women academics
German women academics
University of Guelph faculty
20th-century Canadian women writers
21st-century Canadian women writers
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