Lillois by adoption, Canadian by birth, I am professor emeritus of the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), where I taught for 26 years as a specialist in early English theatre – a field that both suited and developed my highly varied interests. I also served as Chair of English & Film Studies, and then as Acting Chair of Modern Languages & Cultural Studies. I now work part-time as an administrator and academic advisor in International Relations for the Université Catholique de Lille, where I also teach occasional courses on Shakespeare, modern British literature, cinema, and cultural history more generally. I am also an avid photographer, whose work has been exhibited in the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, which boasts the largest art collection in France outside of Paris.