At FDU: James Gifford

Much of my work derives from direct archival research. I recently prepared major scholarly editions of Lawrence Durrell's first two novels, Pied Piper of Lovers and Panic Spring, for ELS Editions.

I'm also editing the 10-year correspondence between Robert Graves and Aemilia Laracuen as well as a critical edition of the works of Edward Taylor Fletcher, a Nineteenth Century Canadian poet of the West Coast.

In 2009 I plan to complete a teaching edition of Oscar Wilde's 1890 version of The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Some of my past editorial work includes a scholarly edition of the letters of Henry Miller and Herbert Read focused on Anglo-American Surrealism, as well as the four volume Culture + the State book series. I've published and spoken widely on twentieth century Anglo-American and Irish literature.

James Gifford

Assistant Professor of English, Core Director, Vancouver

I've recently joined FDU-Vancouver as a full-time Assistant Professor in English and Director of the University Core. I was previously an Assistant Professor in English at the University of Victoria and a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Education:

PhD, English, University of Alberta
PBDipl, Humanities, Simon Fraser University
MA, Humanities, California State University
BA, English, Simon Fraser University
Dipl, Music, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

I'm also a 3 time alumnus of the Victoria Conservatory of Music's Opera Studio program.

I remain dedicated to teaching. In addition to traditional university courses, I've taught in outreach programs for senior citizens, the military, and northern students. I previously taught English, Writing, Music, and Cultural Studies at several Canadian universities and colleges, including Athabasca University and through the Faculty of Management at the University of Lethbridge.

Links of interest:

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Email address: james_gifford@fdu.edu