![]() They have also animated broader public and scholarly discussions of diasporic identity, cultural memory, urban space, economic precarity, and racism. He has also co-founded a small press, co-edited special editions of journals, mentored emerging writers, and written academic articles, book chapters, personal essays, and reviews.Ĭollectively, his writings have had a major impact upon the field of Black Canadian literature. “I am grateful to professor emeritus Carole Gerson and professor Deanna Reder for nominating me.”Īn award-winning and internationally celebrated author, Chariandy has written two novels, Soucouyant (2007) and Brother (2017), as well as a work of non-fiction entitled I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You (2018). ![]() “I work with many extraordinary writers and scholars, and so I feel very honoured but also humbled about being named to the RSC,” says Chariandy. ![]() He is one of two SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences professors elected to the RSC in 2022. Writer and SFU English professor David Chariandy has received Canada’s highest academic honour-a Royal Society of Canada (RSC) fellowship. ![]()
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