Dr. Eddy Kent

Associate Professor

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Biography

Eddy Kent joined the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta in July 2009 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in July 2015. He has a broad academic background, having studied Mathematics at Western University, and completed his graduate studies in English at the University of Waikato (MA) and the University of British Columbia (PhD). Eddy has authored the book "Corporate Character: Representing Imperial Power British India, 1786-1901" (2014) and co-edited "Negative Cosmopolitanism: Rethinking World Citizenship Globalization" (2017). His research focuses on Victorian literature, imperialism, and cosmopolitanism, with a particular interest in how corporate cultures shape individual thought and feeling during the Victorian period. Eddy is also the founding editor and a contributor to the Floating Academy: Victorian Studies Blog. He has received recognition for his teaching, including the Faculty of Arts Teaching Award in 2015. Eddy welcomes graduate and undergraduate students interested in working on projects related to Victorian studies, extraction economies, and the implications of globalization and (neo)liberalism on nineteenth-century literature and culture.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2015-07-01 — Present

University of Alberta • Edmonton, AB, Canada

Teaching and researching Victorian literature, imperialism, and cosmopolitanism.

Assistant Professor

2009-07-01 — 2015-06-30

University of Alberta • Edmonton, AB, Canada

Teaching and researching Victorian literature, imperialism, and cosmopolitanism.

Awards

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Faculty of Arts Teaching Award (Early Achievement)

2015-01-01

Requirements for University of Alberta

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Management
Application Checklist
  • Three letters of reference
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Personal Statement
  • Official Transcripts (upon admission)
Specialization Notes

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management