KADI PURRU

PhD Student

I was born in the university town of Tartu, Estonia; studied theatre in Petersburg, Russia and taught theatre at the University of Valle, Cali, Colombia. Since 1991 I have been living in Vancouver. For me, an academic space is not only an intellectual but creative space to explore contact-zones between cultures, languages, identities and disciplines. My dissertation, Acknowledging Home(s) and Belonging(s): Border Writing (2003), is "homeward" journeying through the discursive landscapes of nation, ethnicity, diaspora, and "race." My academic work co-emerges with my community theatre work. Recently I completed the project "Migrant Homes" based on the life-stories of the Canadian Estonians in Vancouver.