Jane Griffith

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Associate Professor The Creative School School of Professional Communication Toronto, Ontario jgriffith@torontomu.ca Office: (416) 979-5000 ext. 552643

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Dr. Jane Griffith is an Associate Professor in the School of Professional Communication and analyzes past and present narratives of settler colonialism—in particular, narratives of language, education, time, place, and water. Her book, Words Have a Past: The English Language, Colonialism, and the...

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Bio/Research

Dr. Jane Griffith is an Associate Professor in the School of Professional Communication and analyzes past and present narratives of settler colonialism—in particular, narratives of language, education, time, place, and water. Her book, Words Have a Past: The English Language, Colonialism, and the Newspapers of Indian Boarding Schools (University of Toronto Press), uncovers the history of printing presses in Indian boarding schools. Her second book, under contract, focuses on hydroelectricity and professional communication. Dr. Griffith has presented internationally, and her work can be found in journals such as the Canadian Journal of Communication, Decolonization: The Journal, and Cultural Studies<=>Critical Methodologies. Dr. Griffith currently holds a SSHRC Insight Grant. She is a past Fulbright Scholar as well as a winner of an International Council for Canadian Studies award.

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