Scherf, Kathleen D.

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SCHERF, Kathleen D.

SCHERF, Kathleen D. Canadian, b. 1960. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, sessional lecturer, 1988; University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, assistant professor, 1989-92, associate professor, 1992-96, coordinator of drama, 1992, associate dean of arts, 1995, professor of English, 1996; University of Calgary, dean, faculty of communication and culture, 1999-. Producer and director of stage plays; Theatre Fredericton, artistic director, 1992-; actress. Studies in Canadian Literature, editor, 1989-96. Lecturer at colleges and universities. Publications: The Collected Poetry of Malcolm Lowry, 1992; (with D.L. Macdonald) The Collected Fiction of John Polidori, 1993; (with D.L. Macdonald) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: The 1818 Text, 1994, 2nd ed., 1999; The Canadian Handbook for Writers, 1995; (with D.L. Macdonald) Mary Wollstonecraft's Two Vindications, 1997. Contributor to literature journals and literary magazines. Address: Faculty of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4. Online address: [email protected]