Educator, religious studies scholar,art critic,and translator,Professor Norman Cornett, Ph.D, teaches at universities throughout North America and Europe. He publishes and speaks on Lionel Groulx,the subject of his doctoral thesis. Prof.Cornett's translations appear in leading literary journals, such as Canadian Literature,Windsor Review, Rampike, Literary Review of Canada,FreeFall & ARC. He's the principal translator of Naim Kattan's novel,Farida. Cornett presents 'dialogic' jazz workshops with composers and musicians such as Branford Marsalis,Vijay Iyer,Tord Gustavsen,David Murray,Joelle Leandre,Toots Thielemans,Jane Bunnett,David Amram,Antibalas et.al. Cornett's 'dialogic' approach to learning constitutes the subject of a National Film Board of Canada documentary directed by Alanis Obomsawin. He gives conferences in French as well as English. For more information, visit his website: www.cdedec.com