Adam Pottle
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- School: University of Saskatchewan
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- Department: English
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Saskatoon, SK - Dates at University of Saskatchewan: November 2012 - December 2018
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Biography
University of Saskatchewan - English
Instructor at University of Regina
Higher Education
Adam
Pottle
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
I'm a writer, scholar, and educator whose work focuses on the philosophical, linguistic, and social aspects of Deafness and disability.
Experience
University of Saskatchewan
Instructor
Adam worked at University of Saskatchewan as a Instructor
University of Saskatchewan
Instructor / Teaching Assistant
I'm currently teaching a first-year English course at the University of Saskatchewan (English 120 - Creative Writing) and a first-year English course at the University of Regina (English 110 - Contemporary Canadian Satire).
I have taught a variety of English, creative writing, and professional communication courses at the first- and third-year levels.Cahoots Theatre Company
Playwright
From 2014 to the present, I've worked with Cahoots to bring my debut play Ultrasound to the stage. It will premiere at Theatre Passe Muraille in April 2016.
Saskatchewan Writers Guild
Presenter, workshop instructor
Adam worked at Saskatchewan Writers Guild as a Presenter, workshop instructor
Independent
Writer
My creative work focuses on the philosophical and social aspects of Deafness and disability.
In April 2016, my first play, Ultrasound, will debut at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto, and in Autumn 2016 Quattro Books will publish my novella, The Bus.
My previous publications include the 2013 novel Mantis Dreams: The Journal of Dr. Dexter Ripley, which won a 2014 Saskatchewan Book Award, and the 2011 poetry volume Beautiful Mutants, which was nominated for two Saskatchewan Book Awards and shortlisted for the Acorn-Plantos Prize.
My curriculum vitae offers a more detailed list of my publications.University of Regina
Instructor
Adam worked at University of Regina as a Instructor
Education
University of Northern British Columbia
Master of Arts (M.A.)
English Language and Literature/Letters
University of Northern British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
English Language and Literature/Letters
University of Saskatchewan
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
English Language and Literature/Letters
My research focuses on the literary, philosophical, and political aspects of Deafness and disability. My dissertation explores the way Canadian novelists portray Deaf and disabled people.University of Saskatchewan
Instructor
University of Saskatchewan
Instructor / Teaching Assistant
I'm currently teaching a first-year English course at the University of Saskatchewan (English 120 - Creative Writing) and a first-year English course at the University of Regina (English 110 - Contemporary Canadian Satire). I have taught a variety of English, creative writing, and professional communication courses at the first- and third-year levels.
