
Professor Aritha van Herk, CM, AOE, FRSC
Positions
Professor
Contact information
Web presence
Phone number
Office: +1 (403) 220-5481
Location
Office: SS1132
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Background
Educational Background
B.A. English Lang & Or Literature, University of Alberta, 1976
M.A. English Lang & Or Literature, University of Alberta, 1978
Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Projects
Awards
- Honorary Doctor of Letters, Athabasca University, . 2018
- Member, Order of Canada, Office of the Governor General of Canada. 2018
- Elected as Fellow of the Glenbow Museum, Glenbow Museum and Archives. 2017
- She Who Dares, YWCA, Calgary. . 2017
- Killam Award for Mentorship and Supervision, The Killam Trust. 2016
- Lecture of a Lifetime, University of Calgary. 2016
- One of 25 Most Influential Artists in Alberta, Alberta Foundation for the Arts.. 2016
- Great Supervisor Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary. 2015
- Finalist in Profile, Alberta Magazine Awards, 2014
- Honorary Degree, University of Manitoba, 2013
- Lt. Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award, 2013
- Lorne Pierce Medal, 2012
- Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012
- Alberta Order of Excellence, 2011
- Aritha van Herk Award, 2011
- Calgary Awards, 2011
- Calgary Public Library Champion Award, 2011
- Golden Pen Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2011
- Great Ideas Award, Newspapers Canada, 2011
- University of Calgary Students Union Teaching Excellence Award, 2011
- Mavericks ONE BOOK/ONE CITY Selection, 2010
- Order of the University of Calgary, 2008
- Alberta Tourism Award, 2007
- City of Calgary White Hat of the Year Award, 2007
- Excellence in Research and Teaching, 2004
- Board of Governors' Award of Excellence, Alberta College of Art and Design, 2002
- Grant MacEwan Author's Award, 2002
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1997
Publications
- “The North Within.” . Aritha Van Herk. Masaryk University Press. 53-64. (2018)
- “Tripping on the Threshold: Groping in the Dark.” . Aritha Van Herk. Peter Lang. 35-44. (2017)
- “At Home or Nowhere.” . Aritha Van Herk. transcript Verlag. 31-38. (2017)
- “Invisible Restlessness in the Yearning City: The Classified and Consumed; or Joyfully Resonant.”. Aritha Van Herk. Vernon Press. 121-139. (2018)
- “Across the ‘Ocean of the Page’: Nischik and Kroetsch Gaining Ground.”. Aritha Van Herk. Camden House. 211-222. (2018)
- “Teaching, or Not Teaching, Creative Writing.”. Aritha Van Herk. Dundurn. 201-209. (2018)
In the News
- Appointed to the Order of Canada.
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