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Matthew Tomkinson
Matthew Tomkinson is a writer, composer and postdoctoral research fellow at the University of British Columbia. He holds a Ph.D. in theatre studies from UBC, where he studied sound within the deaf, disability and mad arts. His current book project with Palgrave Macmillan examines auditory simulations of mental health differences. As a composer and sound designer, he has presented his work widely throughout the United States, Canada, Germany, Austria, Ireland, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and the United Kingdom, collaborating with companies such as Ballet BC, Company 605, Ace Co Pro, Kinesis Somatheatro, Magazinist and the All Bodies Dance Project. Matthew lives on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo) and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəx (Tsawwassen) nations.
Contact: University Services Bldg, 2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4.