Dr. Nick Mount

Professor

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Biography

Nick Mount is a nationally recognized student teacher specializing in Canadian literature. His 2005 prize-winning doctoral dissertation became the acclaimed book 'Canadian Literature Moved to New York' (UTP, 2005), winning the Gabrielle Roy Prize in Canadian literary criticism. His recent work, 'Arrival: Story CanLit' (Anansi, 2017), was highlighted as a book of the year by the Globe & Mail and National Post. Mount frequently gives public talks across Canada and has appeared at venues such as the Gardiner Museum and Toronto Public Library, as well as on TVO's Agenda and CBC Radio’s Sunday Edition. He has been a finalist in TVO’s Lecturer Competition and is a recipient of the Faculty of Arts & Science’s Outstanding Teaching Award (2007) and President’s Teaching Award (2009). In 2011, he was awarded the 3M National Teaching Fellowship, the country’s highest teaching accolade. Currently, he is writing an international history of vandalism while continuing to engage in academic discourse.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2005-09-01 — Present

University of Toronto • Toronto, ON, Canada

Teaching and researching Canadian literature, providing public lectures, and engaging in academic writing.

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