Reflections on Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, (Auto)Biography, Life-Writing, and the Essay
28 Feb 2011 at 12:37
Julija Šukys
Beloved Profession, Creative Nonfiction, Editing, Epistolophilia, Letters, Life-writing, Linda Hutcheon, Ona Šimaitė, Publishing, Writing
Epistolophilia /ɪˈpɪst(ə)ˌlə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/ noun. Love of letters and letter writing; affection for the art of epistolography; a sickness characterized by excessive letter writing. *** After much brainstorming, discussion, reading and re-reading of my manuscript, I have arrived at a title for my second book, due out in 2012 with the University of Nebraska Press: Epistolophilia: Writing [...]
12 Jul 2010 at 07:34
Julija Šukys
Academia, Grad School, Linda Hutcheon, Research, University of Toronto, Writing
I arrived home from a week of camp with my three-year-old to learn that the University of Toronto is threatening to close the Centre for Comparative Literature, where I earned my PhD. If you are engaged in writing and reading, if you value creative thought, innovative teaching and scholarship, and believe in cross-cultural dialogue, please [...]
15 Mar 2010 at 08:46
Julija Šukys
Academia, Funding, Grad School, Humanities, Linda Hutcheon, Research, University of Toronto, Writing
I defended my PhD thesis at the University of Toronto in August of 2001, under the supervision of a renowned literary scholar and theorist. Linda Hutcheon has written about a dozen books, scores of articles, is respected by her peers, adored by students, and is one of the best examples of a successful writer-teacher you [...]
