Paul G. Socken
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Paul G. Socken is a professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and a leading scholar on the work of French-Canadian author Gabrielle Roy. He is also the founder of the department of Jewish Studies at the University of Waterloo.
Socken holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He is a specialist in French-Canadian literature, particularly in the novel. He has done research on the thematic and stylistic aspects of Gabrielle Roy's writing and currently publishes in the area of mythology and French-Canadian literature.
Currently, Socken is an occasional columnist for the Canadian Jewish News.
Works
Books
The Edge of the Precipice: Why Read Literature in the Digital Age? Why Study Talmud in the Twenty-First Century?: The Relevance of the Ancient Jewish Text to Our World Intimate Strangers Gabrielle Roy Today / Gabrielle Roy aujourd'hui The French They Never Taught You Patrimoines: La Francophonie en Amérique du nord The Myth of the Lost Paradise in the Novels of Jacques Poulin Concordance de Bonheur d'occasion de Gabrielle Roy- ''Myth and Morality in Alexandre Chenevert by G. Roy''
Chapters/Articles in Books
- "Gabrielle Roy: An Annotated Bibliography" ''The Annotated Bibliography of Canada's Major Authors''
Selected Professional and Community Affiliations
- Association of Quebec and Canadian Studies
- Association of Canadian Studies in the United States
- Association française d'études canadiennes