Dr. Colin Hill

Associate Professor

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Biography

Professor Colin Hill's research primarily focuses on Canadian fiction, with a keen interest in Canadian modernism, urban and suburban literature, literary archives, and modernist aesthetics. He explores Canadian literary history and editorial practices, currently working on a book regarding urban and suburban space in Canadian fiction. Since 2012, he has served as the editor of the University of Toronto Quarterly. His publications include "Modern Realism in English-Canadian Fiction" (2012) and a critical edition of "Waste Heritage" by Irene Baird. Additionally, he has written various articles exploring Modernism and its influences within Canadian literature, such as "Modernism, Anti-modernism, Hugh MacLennan’s Novels 1930s" (forthcoming) and "Edward McCourt and the Prairie Myth" published in the Journal of Canadian Studies.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology