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From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to McGill students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.

Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université McGill, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

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John ALLASTER

John ALLASTER
Contact Information
Email address: 
john.allaster [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Biography: 

John Allaster is a Ph.D candidate in English Literature at McGill University. His dissertation focuses on the influence of Chinese poetry on several modernist poets, including the Imagists, William Carlos Williams, Mina Loy, H.D., T.S. Eliot, and Wallace Stevens. His dissertation, in particular, examines the incorporation of the concept and aesthetic of dynamic emptiness ( 空 ) into their respective poetic practices.

Degree(s): 

Ph.D., McGill University (exp. 2019)
M.A., University of Western Ontario
B.A., University of Toronto

Current research: 

Modernist poetry and prose; emptiness; critical theory; Imagism; Chinese poetry and poetics

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