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Carl Leggo

Carleton Derek Leggo (1953 - March 7, 2019)[1] was a Canadian autobiographical poet and scholar.

Carl Leggo
Born1953
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
DiedMarch 7, 2019(2019-03-07) (aged 65–66)
SpouseLana Verge
Children2
Academic background
Education
Academic work
Sub-disciplineLife writing, narrative inquiry, poetic inquiry, creative writing, contemplative practices, and arts-based research
InstitutionsUniversity of British Columbia

Personal life and education

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Leggo was born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland to Russell and Kerry Leggo.[2]

He received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education from Memorial University of Newfoundland, a certificate in Biblical studies from Tyndale Seminary, a Master of Arts and Master of Education from University of New Brunswick, and a Doctor of Philosophy from University of Alberta.[2]

Leggo was married to Lana Verge, and they had two children, Anna and Aaron.[2]

Career

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During the 1980s, Leggo worked as a teacher in Newfoundland for nine years before accepting a faculty position at the University of British Columbia(UBC).[2] Leggo taught in the Department of Language and Literacy Education from 1990-2019.[3] Throughout his time at UBC, Leggo received various awards, including the Killam Teaching Award, Faculty of Education (1995), Sam Black Award for Excellence in Education and Development in the Visual and Performing Arts (2001), Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring (2012), and Ted T. Aoki Award for Distinguished Service in Canadian Curriculum Studies (2013).[3] His research interests focused on life writing, narrative inquiry, poetic inquiry, creative writing, contemplative practices, and arts-based research.[3]

Leggo was a member of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) and was active in the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS), Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada (LLRC), and the Arts Researchers and Teachers Society (ARTS).[4]

Following Leggo's death, the University of British Columbia established the Carl Leggo Graduate Scholarship in Arts-Based Inquiry Fund in his honour.[5]

Books

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As author

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  • Leggo, Carl (1994). Growing up Perpendicular on the Side of a Hill. St. John's: Killick Press. ISBN 978-1-895387-36-0.[6]
  • Leggo, Carl (1997). Teaching to Wonder: Responding to Poetry in the Secondary Classroom. Pacific Educational Press. ISBN 978-1-895-76631-8.[7]
  • Leggo, Carleton Derek (1999). View from My Mother's House. St. John's, Nfld: Killick Press. ISBN 978-1-894294-06-5.
  • Leggo, Carl (2006). Come-by-Chance: A Collection of Poems. Breakwater Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-550-81082-0.[8][9]
  • Hasebe-Ludt, Erika; Chambers, Cynthia; Leggo, Carleton Derek (2009). Life Writing and Literary Métissage as an Ethos for Our Times. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-1-4331-0306-3.[10]
  • Cohen, Avraham; Porath, Marion; Clarke, Anthony; Bai, Heesoon; Leggo, Carl; Meyer, Karen (2012). Speaking of Teaching: Inclinations, Inspirations, and Innerworkings. Rotterdam Boston: Sense Publishers. ISBN 978-94-6091-787-5.
  • Leggo, Carl (2012). Sailing in a Concrete Boat: Retrospective and Prospective. Social fictions series. Rotterdam: SensePublishers Imprint: SensePublishers. ISBN 978-94-6091-955-8.
  • Leggo, Carl; Holmes, Kimberley (2020). The Spaces in Between: A Poetic Duo-ethnographical Exploration. Dio Press Inc. ISBN 978-1645040477.[11]

As editor

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  • Springgay, Stephanie; Irwin, Rita L.; Leggo, Carl; Gouzouasis, Peter, eds. (2009). Being with A/r/tography. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. ISBN 978-90-8790-262-9. [12]
  • Kelly, Robert W.; Leggo, Carleton Derek, eds. (2008). Creative Expression, Creative Education: Creativity as a Primary Rationale for Education. Calgary: Detselig Enterprises. ISBN 978-1-55059-359-4. OCLC 227508756. [13][14]
  • Prendergast, Monica; Leggo, Carl; Sameshima, Pauline, eds. (2009). Poetic Inquiry: Vibrant Voices in the Social Sciences. Boston: Brill. ISBN 9789087909512.[15]
  • Chambers, Cynthia; Hasebe-Ludt, Erika; Leggo, Carl; Sinner, Anita, eds. (2012). A Heart of Wisdom: Life Writing as Empathetic Inquiry. Peter Lang Inc. ISBN 978-1-433-11529-5.[16]
  • James, Kedrick; Dobson, Teresa M.; Leggo, Carl, eds. (2012). English in Middle and Secondary Classrooms. Pearson Canada. ISBN 978-0-132-98113-2.
  • Fels, Lynn; Leggo, Carleton Derek; Martin, Ruth Elwood; Korchinski, Mo, eds. (2014). Arresting hope: women taking action in prison health inside out. Toronto: Inanna Publications and Education Inc. ISBN 978-1-77133-158-6. OCLC 890512048. [17]
  • Walsh, Susan; Bickel, Barbara; Leggo, Carol, eds. (2014). Arts-based and Contemplative Practices in Research and Teaching: Honoring Presence. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-74387-7.[18]
  • Hasebe-Ludt, Erika; Leggo, Carl, eds. (2018). Canadian Curriculum Studies: A Métissage of Inspiration / Imagination / Interconnection. Canadian Scholars. ISBN 9781773380551.[19][20]
  • Sameshima, Pauline; Fidyk, Alexandra; James, Kedrick; Leggo, Carl, eds. (2018). Poetic Inquiry: Enchantment of Place. Vernon Press. ISBN 978-1-622-73122-0.[21]
  • Irwin, Rita L.; Hasebe-Ludt, Erika; Sinner, Anita, eds. (2019). Storying the World the Contributions of Carl Leggo on Language and Poetry. Routledge. ISBN 9780429025600.

References

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  1. ^ Wicks, Jennifer (March 10, 2019). "Dr Carl Leggo (1953-2019) – CSEA". Canadian Society for Education Through Art. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Carl Leggo (1953-)". Heritage Newfoundland. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Carl Leggo | Language & Literacy Education". University of British Columbia. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Carl Leggo". Canadian Society for the Study of Education. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Carl Leggo". University of British Columbia. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  6. ^ Furey, Leo (1994). ""Growing Up Perpendicular on the Side of a Hill" by Carl Leggo (Book Review)". The Antigonish Review. 98: 45.
  7. ^ Vicente, Remi (1998). "Review of Teaching to Wonder: Responding to Poetry in the Secondary Classroom". Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 41 (8): 699–700. ISSN 1081-3004. JSTOR 40016971.
  8. ^ Furlani, Andre (Spring 2009). "Here, There, and Nowhere". Canadian Literature (200). The University of British Columbia.
  9. ^ Pierson, Ruth Roach (2007). "Come-By-Chance". Newfoundland and Labrador Studies. 22 (2): 567.
  10. ^ Latta, Margaret Macintyre (Fall 2009). "Life Writing and Literary Métissage as an Ethos for Our Times". Biography. 32 (4): 870–874. doi:10.1353/bio.0.0142.
  11. ^ James, Kedrick (December 4, 2022). "Journey to the Death: Book Review of "The Spaces In Between" by Carl Leggo and Kimberley Holmes". Art/Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal. 7 (2): 554–563. doi:10.18432/ari29699. ISSN 2371-3771.
  12. ^ "Book Reviews". International Journal of Art & Design Education. 27 (3): 346–351. October 2008. doi:10.1111/j.1476-8070.2008.00589.x. ISSN 1476-8062.
  13. ^ Wallin, Jason (Winter 2009). "Creative Expression, Creative Education: Creativity as a Primary Rationale for Education". Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 55 (4): 553–556.
  14. ^ Flower, David (Spring 2009). "Arguing for an Educational Culture of Creativity". ATA Magazine. 89 (3): 44–45.
  15. ^ Tse, Vanessa (November 17, 2014). "A Review of Poetic Inquiry: Vibrant Voices in the Social Sciences". In Education. 20 (2): 177–181. doi:10.37119/ojs2014.v20i2.208. ISSN 1927-6117.
  16. ^ Watt, Diane (August 8, 2013). "A Heart of Wisdom: Life Writing as Empathetic Inquiry". Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies. 11 (1): 191–198. doi:10.25071/1916-4467.37005. ISSN 1916-4467.
  17. ^ Dufresne, Martin (Summer 2015). "Arresting Hope: Women Taking Action in Prison Health Inside Out". Herizons. 29 (1).
  18. ^ Chilton, Gioia (October 2, 2018). "A Review of "Arts-Based and Contemplative Practices in Research and Teaching: Honoring Presence": by Susan Walsh, Barbara Bickel, and Carl Leggo. New York, NY: Routledge, 2014, 190 pp., black & white ills., $42.95 paper, ISBN: 978-1-13-828674-0". Art Therapy. 35 (4): 221–222. doi:10.1080/07421656.2018.1553892. ISSN 0742-1656.
  19. ^ Downey, Adrian (March 2, 2020). "Book Review: Canadian Curriculum Studies: A Métissage of Inspiration/Imagination/Interconnection". Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies. 17 (2): 100–113. doi:10.25071/1916-4467.40374. ISSN 1916-4467.
  20. ^ Funk, Alisan (June 15, 2021). "Book Review: Erika Hasebe-Ludt & Carl Leggo (Eds). Canadian Curriculum Studies: A Métissage of Inspiration/Imagination/Interconnection. Toronto: Canadian Scholars (2018). 319 pp. $54.95 (paperback). (ISBN 978-1-77338-055-1)". McGill Journal of Education. 55 (2): 496–498. doi:10.7202/1077979ar. ISSN 1916-0666.
  21. ^ Lowinsky, Naomi Ruth (January 2, 2019). "Poetic Inquiry: Enchantment of Place. (2017). Edited by Pauline Sameshima, Alexandra Fidyk, Kedrick James, and Carl Leggo. Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press". Psychological Perspectives. 62 (1): 128–132. doi:10.1080/00332925.2019.1568122. ISSN 0033-2925.
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