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Camilla Gibb is a writer and academic based at Victoria College, University of Toronto, where she holds the June Callwood Professorship in Social Justice. She earned a BA in anthropology and Middle Eastern studies from the University of Toronto and a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Oxford. Gibb transitioned from academia to full-time writing in 2000 after her postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Toronto.
Research and Creative Work: Gibb's creative practice intersects with
- Social anthropology
- Canadian and English literature
- Cultural identity narratives
- Autobiographical writing
- Migration and displacement themes
Scientific and Literary Recognition:
- Trillium Book Award (2006)
- RBC Taylor Prize shortlist (2016)
- Giller Prize nominee (2005)
- City of Toronto Book Award (2000)
- CBC Canadian Literary Award (2001)
Her published works include four novels (Mouthing the Words, The Petty Details of So-and-so's Life, Sweetness in the Belly, and The Beauty of Humanity Movement) and a memoir This Is Happy. Sweetness in the Belly was adapted into a film starring Dakota Fanning.
