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Dr. Clara A.B. Joseph, PhD

Positions

Professor

Faculty of Arts , Department of English

Adjunct

Faculty of Arts , Department of Classics and Religion

Contact information

Email

cjoseph@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-4232

cjoseph@ucalgary.ca

Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy English Literature, York University,

M.A. English Lang & Or Literature, University of Toronto,

Research

Areas of Research

South Asian Religion, Literature, and Culture, Christianity, Literary and Cultural Theory, Creative Writing -- Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction Prose

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Human dynamics in a changing world

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
ENGL 25303 LEC 01 01 Novel 2020
ENGL 25303 TUT 01 T01 Novel 2021
ENGL 491 LEC 01 01 Advanced Studies in Global Lit 2020
ENGL 51730 SEC 03 S03 Adv Topic Thrt'l Cultr'l Study 2021
ENGL 60773 SEC 02 S02 Topics Thrtc'l/Cltr'l Studies 2020
ENGL 376 LEC 01 01 Indigenous Lit Turtle Island 2021
ENGL336 CREATIVE WRITING AND READING LIKE A WRITER Winter 2023

Awards

  • Standard Research Grant, SSHRC. 2010
  • ASPP Scholarly Book Prize, SSHRC. 2009
  • Standard Research Grant, SSHRC. 2004
  • Honorable Mentions in Poetry, Royal City Literary Arts Society (RCLS) Write On! Contest. 2017
  • Students' Union Teaching Excellence Award, Students' Union, University of Calgary. 2012
  • Honorable Mention (Placed Fourth) in the category of History, 2020 Book Awards, CPA, US and Canada. 2020

Publications

  • The Face of the Other (A Long Poem). Clara A.B. Joseph. Interactive Press (IP). (2016)
  • Christianity in India: The Anti-Colonial Turn. Clara A.B. Joseph. Routledge. (2019)
  • The Agent in the Margin: The Gandhian Fiction of Nayantara Sahgal. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. (2008)
  • Dandelions for Bhabha. Interactive Press (IP). (2018)
  • Global Fissures: Postcolonial Fusions. Clara A.B. Joseph and Janet Wilson (eds.). Rodopi. (2006)
  • Theology and Literature: Rethinking Reader Responsibility. Gaye William Ortiz and Clara A.B. Joseph (eds.). (2006)
  • Rethinking the Postcolonial and Globalisation (Special Issue). Clara A.B. Joseph and Janet Wilson. World Literature Written in English. (2005)
  • The Postcolonial and Globalisation (Special Issue). Clara A.B. Joseph and Janet Wilson. World Literature Written in English. (2004)