Sheldon Goldfarb
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Sheldon Goldfarb is a Canadian author
and independent scholar
who grew up in Montreal
and attended McGill University
, where he worked for the McGill Daily student newspaper and obtained (1975) a bachelor of arts
degree
in history
.
in England
, Goldfarb returned to Canada
and worked briefly in the publishing industry as a copyeditor in Toronto
before returning to academia
, obtaining graduate degrees in English
from the University of Manitoba
and the University of British Columbia
.
In the academic world, he specialized in Victorian literature
, especially the works of the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray
, on whom he published two books. In the mid-1990s he left the UBC English Department to take a degree in archival studies, which led to a position running the archives at the University of British Columbia Alma Mater Society. His only novel Remember, Remember, a murder mystery for young adults set in Victorian
Manchester
, was published by The UKA Press
in 2005.
Published by Garland Publishing (1989)
Published by University of Michigan Press
(1999)
Shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Award 2006: Juvenile Category
Published by The UKA Press
(2007)
Author
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and independent scholar
Independent scholar
An independent scholar is anyone who conducts scholarly research outside universities and traditional academia. Independent scholars play an especially important role in areas such as art history and other humanities fields...
who grew up in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and attended McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, where he worked for the McGill Daily student newspaper and obtained (1975) a bachelor of arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
in history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
.
Career
After a year of graduate work at the University of ManchesterUniversity of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Goldfarb returned to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and worked briefly in the publishing industry as a copyeditor in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
before returning to academia
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
, obtaining graduate degrees in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
from the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
and the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
.
In the academic world, he specialized in Victorian literature
Victorian literature
Victorian literature is the literature produced during the reign of Queen Victoria . It forms a link and transition between the writers of the romantic period and the very different literature of the 20th century....
, especially the works of the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.-Biography:...
, on whom he published two books. In the mid-1990s he left the UBC English Department to take a degree in archival studies, which led to a position running the archives at the University of British Columbia Alma Mater Society. His only novel Remember, Remember, a murder mystery for young adults set in Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, was published by The UKA Press
The UKA Press
The UKA Press is an independent small publisher based in the United Kingdom. Since its launch in January 2004, it has published poetry, novels, short story collections and nonfiction titles...
in 2005.
William Makepeace Thackeray: An Annotated Bibliography, 1976-1987
ISBN 978-0-8240-1212-0Published by Garland Publishing (1989)
Catherine: a Story (scholarly edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel)
ISBN 978-0-472-11041-4Published by University of Michigan Press
University of Michigan Press
The University of Michigan Press is part of the University of Michigan Library and serves as a primary publishing unit of the University of Michigan, with special responsibility for the creation and promotion of scholarly, educational, and regional books and other materials in digital and print...
(1999)
Remember, Remember
ISBN 978-1-905796-08-3Shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Award 2006: Juvenile Category
Published by The UKA Press
The UKA Press
The UKA Press is an independent small publisher based in the United Kingdom. Since its launch in January 2004, it has published poetry, novels, short story collections and nonfiction titles...
(2007)
External links
- http://www.jewishindependent.ca/Archives/feb11/archives11feb25-11.html A fascinating insight to Goldfarb's archival activities
- http://www.press.umich.edu The University of Michigan Press
- http://www.ukapress.com The UKA Press
- http://grumpyoldbookman.blogspot.com/2005/09/sheldon-goldfarb-remember-remember.html Remember, Remember review, The Grumpy Old BookmanThe Grumpy Old BookmanGrumpy Old Bookman is a literary blog started by Michael Allen in late March 2004. A number of the essays and reviews posted there were brought together in his 2005 book, Grumpy Old Bookman....
- http://www.routledge.com Garland Publishing (now RoutledgeRoutledgeRoutledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
) - http://www.canadianauthors.net Canadian Books and Authors
- An interview with Goldfarb