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'''Ray Hsu''' is 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|last=|first=|date=|website=|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|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 his Ph.D., he taught for over two years at Oakhill Correctional Institution, where he founded the Prison Writing Workshop{{cn|date=March 2017}}. He taught as a 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 teaches at the 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|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</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=http://www.webcitation.org/5wTrKmzMz?url=http://www.creativewriting.ubc.ca/faculty_staff.shtml |date=February 14, 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=http://www.webcitation.org/5wTrQcG6Q?url=http://www.heartofapoet.ca/|date=February 14, 2011}}</ref>


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In 2013, he was 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>
He has published over a hundred and fifty poems and essays in over fifty magazines internationally. His 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 his 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 was 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 was 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 continues to work at the intersection of art and technology, most recently in the field of [[virtual reality]].


== Books ==
== Books ==
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== 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)


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 23:09, 22 June 2017

Ray Hsu
OccupationProfessor
NationalityCanadian
Notable worksCold Sleep Permanent Afternoon, Anthropy

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

Biography

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

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

Awards

References

  1. ^ "People | Emerging Media Lab". Retrieved 2017-06-22. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ "Forging ahead with Virtual Reality". The Source. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  3. ^ "Dr. Ray Hsu | LinkedIn". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ The Creative Writing Program at UBC: Faculty and Staff - Directory Archived February 14, 2011, at WebCite
  5. ^ UBC Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice - Profiles
  6. ^ Heart Of A Poet Archived February 14, 2011, at WebCite
  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 February 14, 2011, at WebCite
  10. ^ Nightwood Editions Archived February 14, 2011, at WebCite

External links

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