Creon Upton
Position
Learning Advisor
Qualifications
- Ph.D (English, Canterbury)
Thesis: Avant-garde narrative and sentimentalism in Thomas Pynchon's novel, Mason & Dixon - MA (Hons) (English, Canterbury)
Thesis: Identity in the works of Dambudzo Marechera - Grad. Dip. Arts (Philosophy, Auckland)
- BA (English and Classics, Canterbury)
Room
Room 185, South Bank
Contact Details
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 4139
Email: creon.upton@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal address:
Learning Skills Centre
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
Background
Creon joined the Learning Skills Centre in July 2007, shortly after completing his Ph.D in the English Programme at Canterbury, where he has also been a tutor and guest lecturer. He taught at Thammassat and Bangkok Universities in Thailand during the late 1990s, and at the University of Waikato Language Institute, Auckland, in the early 2000s. As a learning advisor, he gets the most satisfaction from facilitating students' discovery and clarification of their own understanding and insight.