I teach courses in postcolonial literatures and literary theory, with a strong emphasis on the literatures of Canada. My current research uses the theories of Pierre Bourdieu among others to explore the history of the teaching of the literatures of Canada as an illustration of how knowledge production works to reproduce cultural and institutional practices. As of July 1, 2006, I am also serving as Director of the University of Vermont's Canadian Studies Program.

In my "spare time" I help to run Northwest Passages, a Canadian literature online bookstore and information resource I co-founded in 1996. I'm also the Director of Marketing and Content Development for Spotted Cow Press.

If you have any questions about me, my work, or my homeland of Canada, please feel free to contact me.

Teaching Interests: The literatures of Canada; Canadian Studies; postcolonial literatures; literary theory; the interrelation of literature and the other arts; the works of James Joyce; literary modernism and the avant-garde; postmodern fiction; Comparative literature.

Research Interests: Comparative Canadian literature; nationalism and theories of the literary institution; the history of Canadian universities and literature departments; the role of photography in Canadian fiction; the interrelation of literature and music; distance education and online learning communities; James Joyce and early 20th century fiction.

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last updated Sept 5, 2007

Assistant Professor,
Department of English/
Director,
Canadian Studies Program
589 Main Street
University of Vermont
802.656.8451
Paul.Martin@uvm.edu
iChat/AIM: canlitprof
Skype: pwm2005