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'''Ray Hsu''' was a [[Canadian]] professor at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eml.ubcstudios.ubc.ca/people/#faculty-in-residence-1|title=People {{!}} Emerging Media Lab|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-22}}</ref> His primary research areas are [[virtual reality]], [[augmented reality]], and [[mixed reality]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thelasource.com/en/2017/04/24/forging-ahead-with-virtual-reality/|title=Forging ahead with Virtual Reality|date=2017-04-25|work=The Source|access-date=2017-06-22|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Ray Hsu''' is a [[Canadian]] [[poet]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Hsu grew up in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]. He received an Honours B.A. and an M.A. in English literature from the [[University of Toronto]] and a Ph.D. in English Literary Studies from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. While completing their Ph.D., he taught for over two years at Oakhill Correctional Institution, where he founded the Prison Writing Workshop. He taught as Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>[http://www.creativewriting.ubc.ca/faculty_staff.shtml The Creative Writing Program at UBC: Faculty and Staff - Directory] {{webarchive |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5wTrKmzMz?url=http://www.creativewriting.ubc.ca/faculty_staff.shtml |date=February 14, 2011 }}</ref> He now teach at Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>[http://grsj.arts.ubc.ca/persons/ray-hsu/ UBC Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice - Profiles]</ref>
Hsu grew up in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]. He received an Honours B.A. and an M.A. from the [[University of Toronto]] and a Ph.D. from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrayhsu/|title=Dr. Ray Hsu {{!}} LinkedIn}}</ref> He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>[http://www.creativewriting.ubc.ca/faculty_staff.shtml The Creative Writing Program at UBC: Faculty and Staff - Directory] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706210223/http://www.creativewriting.ubc.ca/faculty_staff.shtml |date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref> He conducts research at the University of British Columbia's Emerging Media Lab and teaches at the Social Justice Institute.<ref>[http://grsj.arts.ubc.ca/persons/ray-hsu/ UBC Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice - Profiles]</ref>

In 2007, Hsu and his work were the subject of an episode of the television documentary series produced by Canadian filmmaker [[Maureen Judge]].<ref>[http://www.heartofapoet.ca/ Heart Of A Poet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706182732/http://www.heartofapoet.ca/|date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>


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In 2013, he was named one of Vancouver's "most promising entrepreneurs" by the Globe and Mail.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/day-to-day/in-pictures-introducing-vancouvers-most-promising-young-entrepreneurs/article14104025/ Globe and Mail - Introducing Vancouver's most promising young entrepreneurs]</ref>
He have published over a hundred and fifty poems and essays in over fifty magazines internationally. Their work has appeared in such anthologies as ''Breathing Fire 2: Canada's New Poets''<ref>[http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/BreathingFire2 Harbour Publishing: Breathing Fire 2] {{webarchive |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5wTrPF2cq?url=http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/BreathingFire2 |date=February 14, 2011 }}</ref> and ''The Echoing Years: An Anthology of Poetry from Canada & Ireland.'' In 2007, Hsu and their work were the subject of an episode of the television documentary series ''[[Heart of a Poet]]''<ref>[http://www.heartofapoet.ca/ Heart Of A Poet] {{webarchive |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5wTrQcG6Q?url=http://www.heartofapoet.ca/ |date=February 14, 2011 }}</ref> produced by Canadian filmmaker [[Maureen Judge]]. In 2015, he were featured on the cover of [[Contemporary Verse 2]], Canada's oldest poetry magazine, for its 40th anniversary issue.<ref>[http://www.contemporaryverse2.ca/en/blog/fall-issue-celebrating-40-years Contemporary Verse 2 - Out of Line: Celebrating 40 Years]</ref>


In 2017, he was a keynote speaker at Re-animating & Re-searching: Mobilizing Knowledge in Education.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.ubc.ca/lledgraduateconference/april-21-keynote/|title=April 21 Keynote – Re-animating & Re-searching: Mobilizing Knowledge in Education|website=blogs.ubc.ca|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-22}}</ref>
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In 2013, he were named one of Vancouver's "most promising entrepreneurs" by the Globe and Mail <ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/day-to-day/in-pictures-introducing-vancouvers-most-promising-young-entrepreneurs/article14104025/ Globe and Mail - Introducing Vancouver's most promising young entrepreneurs]</ref> for an online marketplace for writers called ROOM+BOARD, which has since closed. He continue to work at the intersection of art and technology, most recently in the field of [[virtual reality]].


== Books ==
== Books ==
* ''Anthropy'' (2004)<ref>[http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/title/Anthropy Nightwood Editions] {{webarchive |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5wTrRqVOW?url=http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/title/Anthropy |date=February 14, 2011 }}</ref>
* ''Anthropy'' (2004)<ref>[http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/title/Anthropy Nightwood Editions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308163947/http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/title/Anthropy |date=March 8, 2011 }}</ref>
* ''Cold Sleep Permanent Afternoon'' (2010)<ref>[http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/title/ColdSleepPermanentAfternoon Nightwood Editions] {{webarchive |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5wTrSsYm5?url=http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/title/ColdSleepPermanentAfternoon |date=February 14, 2011 }}</ref>
* ''Cold Sleep Permanent Afternoon'' (2010)<ref>[http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/title/ColdSleepPermanentAfternoon Nightwood Editions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308164017/http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/title/ColdSleepPermanentAfternoon |date=March 8, 2011 }}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* [[Gerald Lampert Award]] (2005)
* [[Gerald Lampert Award]] (2005)
* [[Trillium Book Award]] (Poetry), finalist (2005)
* Lyman S.V. Judson and Ellen Mackechnie Judson Award (2007)
* Lyman S.V. Judson and Ellen Mackechnie Judson Award (2007)
* E.J. Pratt Medal and Prize in Poetry (2000, 2001)


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* [http://www.contemporaryverse2.ca/en/blog/fall-issue-celebrating-40-years Contemporary Verse 2 - Out of Line: Celebrating 40 Years]
* [http://www.contemporaryverse2.ca/en/blog/fall-issue-celebrating-40-years Contemporary Verse 2 - Out of Line: Celebrating 40 Years]


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Latest revision as of 19:45, 12 October 2023

Ray Hsu
BornCanada
OccupationProfessor
Alma materUniversity of Toronto, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Notable worksCold Sleep Permanent Afternoon, Anthropy

Ray Hsu was a Canadian professor at the University of British Columbia.[1] His primary research areas are virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality.[2]

Biography[edit]

Hsu grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He received an Honours B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3] He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia.[4] He conducts research at the University of British Columbia's Emerging Media Lab and teaches at the Social Justice Institute.[5]

In 2007, Hsu and his work were the subject of an episode of the television documentary series produced by Canadian filmmaker Maureen Judge.[6]

In 2013, he was named one of Vancouver's "most promising entrepreneurs" by the Globe and Mail.[7]

In 2017, he was a keynote speaker at Re-animating & Re-searching: Mobilizing Knowledge in Education.[8]

Books[edit]

  • Anthropy (2004)[9]
  • Cold Sleep Permanent Afternoon (2010)[10]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "People | Emerging Media Lab". Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  2. ^ "Forging ahead with Virtual Reality". The Source. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  3. ^ "Dr. Ray Hsu | LinkedIn".
  4. ^ The Creative Writing Program at UBC: Faculty and Staff - Directory Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ UBC Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice - Profiles
  6. ^ Heart Of A Poet Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Globe and Mail - Introducing Vancouver's most promising young entrepreneurs
  8. ^ "April 21 Keynote – Re-animating & Re-searching: Mobilizing Knowledge in Education". blogs.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  9. ^ Nightwood Editions Archived March 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Nightwood Editions Archived March 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

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