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Kristine Smitka is a Full Lecturer in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta, where she coordinates first-year English courses and teaches a variety of subjects including book history and Canadian literatures. Her research interests encompass book history, Canadian literatures, Canadian publishing, critical university studies, and precarious academic labor. Smitka has taught a range of courses in her department, including Canadian literatures and book history, and she enjoys the opportunity to work closely with students. Her publications include "Forward / Liminaire" in Anti-Racist Poetics (2024), her work published by Wilfred Laurier University Press (2019), and the edited volume "Counterblasting Canada" alongside Gregory Betts and Paul Hjartarson (2016).
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management