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Canada’s
national librarian to speak, receive honorary degree at BGSU
Roch Carrier, an author and the national librarian of Canada,
will receive an honorary doctor of letters degree from the
University during ceremonies beginning at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday
(Feb. 25) in 101A Olscamp Hall.
Following the conferral of the honorary degree, Carrier will
deliver the Pallister French-Canadian Lecture, titled “Exploring
the Words and the World.” The lecture is named for Janis
L. Pallister, Distinguished University Professor
Emeritus of Romance Languages, who established the lecture
series four years ago.
Carrier, a native of Quebec, was appointed as Canada’s
national librarian in 1999—35 years after the publication
of his first novel, Jolis Deuils. His second novel,
“La Guerre, Yes Sir!,” was published in 1968 and
later adapted for the stage and, in 1972, for the screen.
In addition to more than a dozen subsequent novels, Carrier’s
writing has included short stories, children’s literature
and poems.
He studied at the Sorbonne and received his Ph.D. in French
literature from the University of Paris in 1970. That same
year, he was named secretary-general of Montreal’s Théâtre
du Nouveau Monde, where he became a board member in 1983.
Carrier was director of the Canada Council for the Arts from
1994-97 and in 1998 was an arts consultant for the Auditor
General of Canada. A recipient of the Stephen Leacock Medal
for Humour, he has also been a board member of the Montreal
Book Fair and director of Quebec 10/10, a paperback collection
of Quebec literature.
At the Royal Military College in Saint-Jean, Quebec, Carrier
has served as head of the French department, coordinator of
the Canadian Studies program and dean of Collegiate Studies.
He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and an officer
of the Order of Canada, and has received honorary doctorates
from several Canadian universities.
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