congratulations to Ric Knowles!

[Ric Knowles]

Many thanks for this Shelley, and to all who have written their congratulations since.

It is all about having been nominated for the FRSC by one Sherrill Grace, and for the ATHE Editing Award by Kim Solga. It's very good to have supportive colleagues... 

Cheers and thanks,

Ric

Professor of Theatre Studies
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
N1G 2W1

ph: 519-824-4120, x52931 (w)
FAX: 519-824-0560
email: rknowles at uoguelph.ca


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From: "Shelley Scott" <s.scott at ULETH.CA>
To: CANDRAMA at LISTSERV.UNB.CA
Sent: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 6:39:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: congratulations to Ric Knowles!




Ric Knowles’ achievement was just brought to my attention, so on behalf of the CATR/ACRT, our congratulations to Ric! The following information is taken from the University of Guelph website. 

- Shelley Scott 

  

Prof. Ric Knowles, English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph, and longtime member and supporter of CATR, was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada at a Nov. 28, 2009 ceremony in Ottawa. 

Founded in 1882, the Royal Society of Canada is the country’s oldest and most prestigious scholarly organization. Fellows are selected by their peers and are those the society believes have had a profound impact on sciences, arts and humanities in Canada. 

Prof. Ric Knowles


Prof. Ric Knowles 

Knowles, a theatre professor, writer and editor, was honoured by the Royal Society for being “the foremost scholar of Canadian theatre of his generation.” An expert on Shakespearean theatre and contemporary theories of theatre production and performance, he is the author or co-author of 15 books. Two of his works — The Theatre of Form and the Production of Meaning: Contemporary Canadian Dramaturgies and Reading the Material Theatre — are considered groundbreaking studies. He also wrote The Masks of Judith Thompson and co-authored the recent Remembering Women Murdered by Men: Memorial Sites in Canada . He has been an editor of Canadian Theatre Review since 1996. 

Knowles, who teaches courses in Canadian theatre and drama, recently received the Achievement Award for Excellence in Editing: Sustained Achievement from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. 

 
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