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January 9, 2009
UTODAY
U of C prof's book on same Top 10 list as book by Obama
In November, Christian Bök appeared on BBC’s Radio 4 to read excerpts from Eunoia, which had been recently released in the UK.  read more
January 5, 2009
CBC
Calgary poet hits U.K. bestseller list
A Calgary poet whose book won the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2002 has scored an hit with the U.K. publication of his book, which came seven years after its release in Canada. read more
December 22, 2008
Calgary Herald
Poetic Justice: How a Calgary poet's fascinating book became a cult hit in the U.K.
By Christian Bok's calculations, it took him roughly five minutes to become a bona fide cult phenomenon in the U. K. read more
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Residency opportunity for writers with the Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Program
The Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Program is accepting submissions from emerging Canadian writers for a 10-month residency at the University of Calgary from August 15, 2010 to June 15, 2011. read how to apply
 Prof. Kenneth Brown, French, Italian & Spanish, was one of two internationally invited speakers at the November 21-22, 2008, conference of the Swiss Society of Hispanic Studies, held at the University of Basle, Switzerland. His presentation was intitled "El canon literario de la edad áurea frente a la literatura judeoibérica" ('The Spanish Golden-Age Literary Canon and Judeo-Iberian Literary Productivity').
He was also one of nine invited international specialists to make a formal presentation at a two-week long conference cycle on the general topic "América y los judíos hispanoportugueses," ('America and the Sephardim') organized by The Royal Academy of History, Madrid, Spain, on November 25, 2008. His presentation was "Judeoespañoles en Nueva Amsterdam" ('The Sephardim of Nieuw Amsterdam').
Rowland Smith Memorial Scholarship
The Rowland Smith Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a Humanities undergraduate student studying abroad. To donate, you can give online or cheques can be mailed to the Faculty of Humanities and should be made payable to the University of Calgary with a note in the reference line stating its for the Rowland Smith Memorial Fund. For more info contact uofcgiving@ucalgary.ca
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