Graduate English Society
Queen's University
GES Bio: Jason Bourget
I'm currently a Ph.D. candidate in English Literature at
Queen's University. I received my M.A. (in English Renaissance
Literature) from the University of Leeds and my B.A. (in English
Literature with a minor in Russian and German) from the University of
British Columbia. My dissertation explores how political beliefs and
anxieties inform and structure representations of masculinity in late
twentieth-century science fiction (1959-1976). By closely reading sf in
relation to its specific, historical and political context, I hope to
clarify, and complicate, the gendered assumptions of the genre itself.
Dissertation Title: Making the Men of Tomorrow: Science Fiction and the Politics of Masculinity, 1959 - 1976.
Field of Research/Research Interests: Contemporary American, Canadian and British Science Fiction; Gender Studies and Masculinity Studies; Cultural Studies; post-WWII American and British Fiction; Soviet Science Fiction and Russian Literature; History of Publishing and the Book; Renaissance Literature and Manuscript Studies.
Current Teaching Position:
Professor of English, Douglas College
Recent Publication:
Biological Determinism, Masculine Politics and the Failure of Libertarianism in Robert A. Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [Foundation 104 (2009): 10-21]
Welcome Week!
The Welcome Week 2012 Schedule for new and returning grad students is now online.
Incoming Grad Student FAQ
For those new to the Queen's University English Department grad program and to the city of Kingston. A list of Frequently Asked Questions about the grad program and finding your way around Kingston.