Carl Leggo Explained

Birth Date:1953
Birth Place:Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
Education:
Spouse:Lana Verge
Children:2
Workplaces:University of British Columbia
Sub Discipline:Life writing, narrative inquiry, poetic inquiry, creative writing, contemplative practices, and arts-based research

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

Personal life and education

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.

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

Career

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). 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). His research interests focused on life writing, narrative inquiry, poetic inquiry, creative writing, contemplative practices, and arts-based research.

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

As author

As editor

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wicks . Jennifer . 2019-03-10 . Dr Carl Leggo (1953-2019) – CSEA . 2022-06-10 . Canadian Society for Education Through Art . en-US.
  2. Web site: Carl Leggo (1953-) . 2022-06-10 . Heritage Newfoundland.
  3. Web site: Carl Leggo Language & Literacy Education . 2022-06-10 . University of British Columbia . en-US.
  4. Web site: Carl Leggo . 2022-06-10 . Canadian Society for the Study of Education . en-US.
  5. Web site: Carl Leggo . 2024-07-23 . . en.
  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 . 40016971 . 1081-3004.
  8. Furlani . Andre . Spring 2009 . Here, There, and Nowhere . Canadian Literature . The University of British Columbia . 200.
  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. 10.1353/bio.0.0142 .
  11. James . Kedrick . 2022-12-04 . 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 . 10.18432/ari29699 . 2371-3771. free .
  12. October 2008 . Book Reviews . International Journal of Art & Design Education . en . 27 . 3 . 346–351 . 10.1111/j.1476-8070.2008.00589.x . 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 . 2014-11-17 . A Review of Poetic Inquiry: Vibrant Voices in the Social Sciences . In Education . 20 . 2 . 177–181 . 10.37119/ojs2014.v20i2.208 . 1927-6117. free .
  16. Watt . Diane . 2013-08-08 . A Heart of Wisdom: Life Writing as Empathetic Inquiry . Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies . 11 . 1 . 191–198 . 10.25071/1916-4467.37005 . 1916-4467. free .
  17. Dufresne . Martin . Summer 2015 . Arresting Hope: Women Taking Action in Prison Health Inside Out . Herizons . 29 . 1.
  18. Chilton . Gioia . 2018-10-02 . 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 . en . 35 . 4 . 221–222 . 10.1080/07421656.2018.1553892 . 0742-1656.
  19. Downey . Adrian . 2020-03-02 . Book Review: Canadian Curriculum Studies: A Métissage of Inspiration/Imagination/Interconnection . Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies . 17 . 2 . 100–113 . 10.25071/1916-4467.40374 . 1916-4467. free .
  20. Funk . Alisan . 2021-06-15 . 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 . en . 55 . 2 . 496–498 . 10.7202/1077979ar . 1916-0666. free .
  21. Lowinsky . Naomi Ruth . 2019-01-02 . Poetic Inquiry: Enchantment of Place. (2017). Edited by Pauline Sameshima, Alexandra Fidyk, Kedrick James, and Carl Leggo. Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press. . Psychological Perspectives . en . 62 . 1 . 128–132 . 10.1080/00332925.2019.1568122 . 0033-2925.

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