Literature / Creative Writing

Prof. Christopher Rea, PhD

Prof. Christopher Rea, PhD

Professor

Modern Chinese language, culture, history, literature, and cinema, modern China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, undergraduate research, graduate research, research methodology, fraud, translation, celebrity culture in Asia,

Andreas Schroeder

Rogers Communications Chair in Creative Nonfiction

Creative nonfiction in Canada, Public Lending Right Program in Canada, motorcycle touring/cruising

Mandy Catron

Mandy Catron

Lecturer

Love, Love Stories, Relationships, Marriage, Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Personal Essay, Gender, Feminism,

Prof. Nancy Holmes, MA, BA

Prof. Nancy Holmes, MA, BA

Associate Professor

poetry, community art, World War 1 poetry, native bees (not honey bees), eco art, sustainability,

Daniel Justice, PhD

Daniel Justice, PhD

Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture

Indigenous literature, Indigenous Studies, speculative fiction, animal studies, raccoons, badgers

Gaoheng Zhang, PhD

Gaoheng Zhang, PhD

Assistant Professor of Italian Studies

Italian-Chinese cultural relationships, Chinese migrations to Italy, gender in Italy, Italian media and cinema, Italian literature and culture, Italian colonial and postcolonial cultures, Italian travel and migration literature and cinema

Adheesh Sathaye

Associate Professor of Sanskrit Literature and South Asian Folklore

Sanskrit literature, ancient India, Asian folklore, digital humanities, manuscripts, Hinduism, caste, Hindu mythology, Sanskrit theater, Sanskrit poetry

Prof. Alessandra Santos, PhD

Prof. Alessandra Santos, PhD

Associate Professor

Chair of Latin American Studies

Brazil, Brazilian literature and culture, Brazilian cinema, Brazilian music, Brazilian art, Brazilian current affairs, Amazon rain forest, Latin American literature, Latin American cinema,

Laura Moss, PhD

Laura Moss, PhD

Associate Professor

Canadian literature, African literature, Canadian cultural history, editor of the journal Canadian Literature, publishing in Canada

Susan Crichton, PhD

Associate Dean

Educational technology, coding, maker movement, teacher education, teacher education in challenging contexts, teacher education in developing countries

Anne Murphy, PhD

Associate Professor

Co-Director, Centre for India and South Asia Research

Punjabi Studies, Punjabi Canadian histories and cultural production, South Asian studies, South Asia, Punjab, Pakistan, India, Punjabi language, Punjabi diaspora, Sikh studies, Sikh diaspora, South Asian religions

Dr. Greg Garrard, PhD

Dr. Greg Garrard, PhD

Professor of Environmental Humanities

Culture and climate change, animals in society, environmental literature, environmental communication, climate scepticism, ecocriticism,

Anna Casas Aguilar, PhD

Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies

Spain, Catalonia, masculinities, gender, contemporary Spanish literature and culture

Christopher Patterson, PhD

Christopher Patterson, PhD

Assistant Professor

Video games, digital media, critical race theory, queer theory, Southeast Asia, Hawaii, Oceania, tourism, The Philippines, literature, Asian North America, American empire, multiculturalism, colonization, creative writing, fiction, speculative fiction, travel writing, travel, migration, diaspora

Ervin Malakaj, PhD

Ervin Malakaj, PhD

Assistant Professor of German Studies

Germany, Austria, Central Europe, literary studies, media studies, queer studies, sexuality studies, diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice education

Katherine Bowers, PhD

Katherine Bowers, PhD

Assistant Professor of Slavic Studies

Russia, Eastern Europe, Russian literature, Russian culture, Russian language, Siberia, gothic literature, narrative, genre, digital humanities, media studies,

Dr. Helena Wu, PhD

Dr. Helena Wu, PhD

Assistant Professor of Hong Kong Studies

Hong Kong, Hong Kong culture, cinema, and literature, identity, popular culture, media, spectatorship, community,