Danna Petersen-Deeprose

Biography 

Danna Petersen-Deeprose is pursuing a PhD in English Literature at Queen’s University, where their research focuses on queer and trans themes in speculative fiction. They completed their master’s and bachelor’s degrees at McGill University and a certificate in Publishing at Toronto Metropolitan University, and their writing, both creative and scholarly, has been published in numerous outlets, including Once Upon a Thrice Time and The Journal of Tolkien Research.

Research Interests

Queer theory; gender studies; speculative fiction; fantasy literature; science fiction

Selected Publications 

Petersen-Deeprose, Danna. “‘As Bachelors Very Exceptional’: An Asexual Reading of Frodo Baggins.” Journal of Tolkien Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2026. 
Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/vol24/iss1/6 

Petersen-Deeprose, Danna. “‘Something Mighty Queer’: Destabilizing Gender, Intimacy, and Family in Tolkien’s Legendarium.” Queer Approaches to Tolkien: Essays on the Many Paths to Middle-Earth, edited by Reid, Robin Anne, Christopher Vaccaro, and Stephen Yandell. McFarland and Company, Inc., 2026, pp. 107–122. 
Available at: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Queer-Approaches-to-Tolkien/ 

Awards and Recognition 

OGS 2026–2027

Graduate Supervision

S. Brooke Cameron