Janice Kulyk Keefer | |
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| Born | Janice Kulyk 2 June 1952 Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | University of Toronto (BA) University of Sussex (MPhil, D.Phil) |
| Notable awards | Marian Engel Award Kobzar Literary Award |
Janice Kulyk Keefer (born 2 June 1952) is a Canadian novelist and poet. Of Ukrainian heritage, Kulyk Keefer often writes about the experiences of first-generation Canadian children of immigrants.
She was born as Janice Kulyk on 2 June 1952 in Toronto, Ontario. [1] She studied English literature at the University of Toronto, graduating with a BA. [1] She then studied at the University of Sussex, where she received an MPhil and D.Phil. [1] Following this, Keefer became an assistant professor of English studies at Université Sainte-Anne in Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia. [1] She is a specialist in Modernist literature. [1] In her literary work on Ukrainian-Canadian identity, she "rejects simplified notions of multiculturalism" [1] in preference to a Ukrainian transnational identity. [1] As of 2013 [update] , she is a professor of literature and theatre in the graduate studies department at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. [1]
Her sister is the Canadian artist, Karen Kulyk and her son is the Decouple Podcast host Dr. Chris Keefer.
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