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Dr. Gregory Betts is a Professor in the Department of English Language & Literature at Brock University, serving as Undergraduate Officer and former Associate Director of the Social Justice Research Institute. His research focuses on avant-garde and experimental literature, Canadian modernism, and Indigenous literatures, with a particular emphasis on cultural movements and archival recovery. He holds a PhD from York University (2005) and has held prestigious roles such as Chancellor’s Chair for Research Excellence (2014–2017) and Craig Dobbin Chair of Canadian Studies at University College Dublin (2018–2019).
- Education: PhD, York University (2005)
- Key Roles:
- Associate Director, Social Justice Research Institute (2021–2023)
- President, Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (2020–2022)
- Editor of multiple scholarly journals including ESC: English Studies in Canada and Canadian Literature
Research Interests: Dr. Betts explores revolution, dislocation, and avant-garde techniques in Canadian and Indigenous literature. His work bridges archival recovery, intermedial studies, and cultural historiography. He has published influential monographs such as Avant-Garde Canadian Literature: The Early Manifestations (2013) and Finding Nothing: The VanGardes, 1959–1975 (2021), which earned the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize and Gabrielle-Roy Prize.
Grants & Projects: Recipient of SSHRC grants for projects on bpNichol’s avant-garde poetry and the VanGardes. He curates the bpNichol.ca Digital Archive and collaborates on initiatives like the SpokenWeb research partnership.
Labs/Teams: Involved with the Social Justice Research Institute and SSHRC-funded Editing Modernism in Canada.
