Dr. Sarah Krotz

Associate Professor

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Biography

Sarah Krotz is an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta in the Department of English and Film Studies. Her research focuses on the spatial ecological dimensions of literature, examining how settler writers navigated and understood the shifting landscapes of early Canada, particularly in regard to Indigenous sovereignties and environmental change. Krotz has published several significant works, including 'Mapping Words: Anglo-Canadian Literary Cartographies, 1789-1916' (University of Toronto Press, 2018), which explores the literary cartographies of the period. She co-edited 'Politics Canoe' (University of Manitoba Press, 2021), an interdisciplinary collection that discusses the multilayered political meanings behind this national icon. Krotz's recent articles delve into literary ecologies, addressing themes of belonging and the natural history of loss within Canadian literature. Currently, she is working on a monograph titled 'Everyday Natures: Literary Ecologies of Prairie Habitat.'

Research Interests

Courses

English 102 - Critical Analysis English 103 - Case Studies in Research English 122 - Texts and Contexts: Literature and Everyday Life English 124 - Literary Analysis English 209 - Reading Histories: Making Readers English 219 - Poetics and Narrative Theory English 373 - Canadian Literature Colonization: Contact 1900 English 374 - Early-Twentieth-Century Canadian Literature English 376 - Late-Twentieth-Century Canadian Literature English 407 - Studies in Canadian Literature: Literary Cartographies English 430 - Studies in Theory: Spatialities English 591 - Studies in Canadian Literature: Maps, Literature, Negotiation Space English 591 - Studies in Canadian Literature: Nature, Wilderness, Ecology English 800/801 - PhD Colloquium

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