Student Research Projects
Dhymitruy Bouryiotis
BA (Trent)
Supervisor: Stephen Brown
Kelly Gair
BA (Scotland)
Supervisor: Margaret Steffler
Christina Haddad-Lapointe
BA (Trent)
Supervisor: Joanne Findon
Eli Hansen
BA (Trent)
Supervisor: Margaret Steffler
Tyler Holt
BA (Trent)
Supervisor: Hugh Hodges
Erin Huebner
BA, BEd(Trent)
Supervisor: Charmaine Eddy
Saskia Hummel
BA (Trent)
Supervisor: Rob Winger
Samee Lebel
BA (Trent)
Supervisor: Rita Bode
Michael MacKenzie
BA (York)
Supervisor: Joel Baetz
Tyler Majer
BA (Trent)
Supervisor: Stephen Brown
Jeanette McCurdy
BA (Trent)
Supervisor: Rita Bode
David Newland
BFA (Concordia)
Supervisor: Suzanne Bailey
Sarah Anne Perkins
BA (Trent)
Supervisor: Charmaine Eddy
MRP Topic: An examination of Fan-fiction’s ability to serve as a site of counter-culture against institutionalized forms of Western literary/media production and expectations.
Research Interests: The capacity for identity formation in online spaces, The comparison/contrast of genre in “literary” versus online spaces, The purpose of consumerism versus reciprocity/community reception in the production of storytelling in online spaces, The potential for the resistance of marginalization and stereotypes in fan-fiction.
Gabriella Peters
BA (Trent)
Supervisor: Stephen Brown
Amelia Shortt
BA (University of Toronto)
Supervisor: Joanne Findon
Caelin Sullivan
BA (St Thomas University)
Supervisor: Sally Chivers
Lina Vermeer
BA (Trent)
Supervisor: Rita Bode
Research Creation: A queer romance novel set in Ontario
Research Interests: Fan fiction, Queer representation in media, Technical aspects of creative writing, particularly in romance writing, Intersection between fan fiction and professional romance novels, Patterns and changes over time in how romances are written, Broader social and literary significance of these patterns and changes
Shannon Webb
BA (Trent), MEd (Ontario Tech)
Supervisor: Joel Baetz
Justine-Marie Williams
BA (University of the West Indies, Jamaica)
Supervisor: Rita Bode
Overarching Interests: Caribbean literatures and Afro-diasporic literatures, Postcolonialism and Decolonizing thought, The positioning of the Global South in literary spaces, Radical words and Publishing, Taking control of the representation of the Caribbean environment, myth and body