Dr. Michael Clarke

Associate Professor

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Biography

Michael Tavel Clarke is an Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, specializing in U.S. literature and culture. He has a Ph.D. in English from the University of Iowa, obtained in 2001, and also holds an M.A. in English from the same institution. His academic pursuits focus on various topics, including the U.S. Civil War, cultural studies, theories of size and scale, gender studies, and post-Marxist theory. Clarke has authored a book on American obsessions with bigness and its implications on the ideas of the body. Additionally, he has co-edited a collection on scale in literature and culture. His published articles span subjects from naturalism and modernism to U.S. film and imperialism to Indigenous and African-American literature. He offers graduate courses in U.S. literature and has supervised numerous doctoral and master’s students. His teaching excellence has been recognized with awards and nominations, including those from the University of Iowa and the University of Calgary.

Research Interests

Awards

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Insight Grant

2020-01-01

Courses

American Literature Mid-1900s Poetry Literature and Democracy Love and Romance Literature American Literature Late 1800s to Mid-1900s

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.