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| ⚫ | '''Ashok Mathur''' is a South Asian ([[Indo-Canadian]]) cultural organizer, writer and visual artist |
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| ⚫ | '''Ashok Mathur''' is a South Asian ([[Indo-Canadian]]) cultural organizer, writer and visual artist. Prior to this he was the head of Creative Studies and a professor in the Department of Creative Studies at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. As a [[Canada Research Chair]] in Cultural and Artistic Inquiry, he also directed the [[Centre for Innovation in Culture and the Arts in Canada]] (CiCAC).<ref name="profile">[http://kamino.tru.ca/experts/home/main/bio.html?id=amathur Faculty profile], Thompson Rivers University, retrieved 2010-11-26.</ref> |
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== Early life and education == |
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| ⚫ | Mathur was born in [[Bhopal]], India; in 1962, at the age of one, he emigrated with his family to Canada. He worked as a journalist from 1981 to 1985, and then completed his studies at the [[University of Calgary]], earning a bachelor's degree, master of arts, and Ph.D.<ref>[http://www.arsenalpulp.com/contributorinfo.php?index=72 Author biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119135021/http://arsenalpulp.com/contributorinfo.php?index=72 |date=19 November 2010 }} from publisher's web site, retrieved 2010-11-26.</ref> Prior to joining Thompson Rivers in 2005, he taught at the [[Emily Carr University of Art and Design|Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design]].<ref name="profile"/> |
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| ⚫ | *''A Little Distillery in Nowgong'' (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-55152-258-6}}) follows three generations of a [[Parsi]] family from India to North America. Along with the novel, Mathur also produced an associated art installation, which was shown in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Kamloops.<ref>Reviews: {{citation|url=https://www.straight.com/article-282130/vancouver/ancient-creed-animates-tale |title=Ancient creed animates author Ashok Mathur's A Little Distillery in Nowgong |first=Alexander |last=Varty |date=January 28, 2010 |journal=[[The Georgia Straight]] }}; {{citation|url=http://www.canlit.ca/reviews.php?id=19706 |title=Staying Power |first=Jennifer Bowering |last=Delisle |journal=[[Canadian Literature (journal)|Canadian Literature]] |year=2010 | |
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| ⚫ | Additionally, Mathur's artwork "one hundred thirty-three thousand five hundred twenty-eight words and a super-8 grab" was part of a 2009 acquisition by the Canada Council Art Bank.<ref>{{citation|title=11 B.C. artists represented in 55 new works acquired for Canada Council art bank|first=Jessica|last=Werb|date= |
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| ⚫ | Mathur was born in [[Bhopal]], India; in 1962, at the age of one, he emigrated with his family to Canada. He worked as a journalist from 1981 to 1985, and then completed his studies at the [[University of Calgary]], earning a bachelor's degree, master of arts, and Ph.D.<ref>[http://www.arsenalpulp.com/contributorinfo.php?index=72 Author biography] from publisher's web site, retrieved 2010-11-26.</ref> Prior to joining Thompson Rivers in 2005, he taught at the [[Emily Carr University of Art and Design|Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design]].<ref name="profile"/> |
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| ⚫ | *''A Little Distillery in Nowgong'' (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-55152-258-6}}) follows three generations of a [[Parsi]] family from India to North America. Along with the novel, Mathur also produced an associated art installation, which was [http://centrea.org/2009/01/a-little-distillery-in-nowgong/ shown in Vancouver], Ottawa, and Kamloops.<ref>Reviews: {{citation|url=https://www.straight.com/article-282130/vancouver/ancient-creed-animates-tale |title=Ancient creed animates author Ashok Mathur's A Little Distillery in Nowgong |first=Alexander |last=Varty |date=January 28, 2010 |journal=[[The Georgia Straight]] }}; {{citation|url=http://www.canlit.ca/reviews.php?id=19706 |title=Staying Power |first=Jennifer Bowering |last=Delisle |journal=[[Canadian Literature (journal)|Canadian Literature]] |year=2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126103019/http://canlit.ca/reviews.php?id=19706 |archivedate=2010-11-26 }}; {{citation|url=http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/afterword/archive/2010/03/05/buy-it-or-skip-it-a-little-distillery-in-nowgong.aspx |title=Buy It or Skip It? A Little Distillery in Nowgong |first=Becky |last=Guthrie |journal=[[National Post]] |date=March 5, 2010 }}.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Additionally, Mathur's artwork "one hundred thirty-three thousand five hundred twenty-eight words and a super-8 grab" was part of a 2009 acquisition by the Canada Council Art Bank.<ref>{{citation|title=11 B.C. artists represented in 55 new works acquired for Canada Council art bank|first=Jessica|last=Werb|date=23 April 2009|journal=[[The Georgia Straight]]|url=https://www.straight.com/article-215577/11-bc-artists-represented-55-new-works-acquired-canada-council-art-bank}}.</ref> |
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*[https://www.tru.ca/cicac/index.php Centre for Innovation in Culture and the Arts in Canada] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120320055140/http://www.tru.ca/cicac/index.php Centre for Innovation in Culture and the Arts in Canada] |
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*[http://ashokmathur.blogspot.com/ Ashok Mathur's blog] |
*[http://ashokmathur.blogspot.com/ Ashok Mathur's blog] |
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Latest revision as of 11:44, 19 March 2023
Ashok Mathur is a South Asian (Indo-Canadian) cultural organizer, writer and visual artist. Prior to this he was the head of Creative Studies and a professor in the Department of Creative Studies at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. As a Canada Research Chair in Cultural and Artistic Inquiry, he also directed the Centre for Innovation in Culture and the Arts in Canada (CiCAC).[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Mathur was born in Bhopal, India; in 1962, at the age of one, he emigrated with his family to Canada. He worked as a journalist from 1981 to 1985, and then completed his studies at the University of Calgary, earning a bachelor's degree, master of arts, and Ph.D.[2] Prior to joining Thompson Rivers in 2005, he taught at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design.[1]
Works
[edit]Mathur is the author of a volume of poetic prose (Loveruage; a dance in three parts, Wolsak and Wynn, 1994), a long poem ("The First White Black Man", monograph press, 2017) and three novels:
- Once Upon an Elephant (Arsenal Pulp Press, 1998, ISBN 978-1-55152-058-2) recounts the story of the birth of Ganesh as a Canadian courtroom drama.[citation needed]
- The Short, Happy Life of Harry Kumar (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002, ISBN 978-1-55152-113-8) was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and blends the Ramayana with modern Canada.[citation needed]
- A Little Distillery in Nowgong (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2009, ISBN 978-1-55152-258-6) follows three generations of a Parsi family from India to North America. Along with the novel, Mathur also produced an associated art installation, which was shown in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Kamloops.[3]
Additionally, Mathur's artwork "one hundred thirty-three thousand five hundred twenty-eight words and a super-8 grab" was part of a 2009 acquisition by the Canada Council Art Bank.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Faculty profile, Thompson Rivers University, retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ Author biography Archived 19 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine from publisher's web site, retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ Reviews: Varty, Alexander (28 January 2010), "Ancient creed animates author Ashok Mathur's A Little Distillery in Nowgong", The Georgia Straight; Delisle, Jennifer Bowering (2010), "Staying Power", Canadian Literature, archived from the original on 26 November 2010; Guthrie, Becky (5 March 2010), "Buy It or Skip It? A Little Distillery in Nowgong", National Post.
- ^ Werb, Jessica (23 April 2009), "11 B.C. artists represented in 55 new works acquired for Canada Council art bank", The Georgia Straight.
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