Dr. Heather Macfarlane

Biography

Heather Macfarlane is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing at Queen's University. She has been teaching at Queen’s since 2014 and has a decade of prior teaching experience at Carleton University. Macfarlane has comparatist training and specializes in Canadian, Quebecois, Indigenous, and Diaspora literatures. Her academic publications include discussions on literary road narratives and studies of space, place, and sovereignty, alongside themes of literary nationalism and comparative literature. Currently, she is engaged in a SSHRC funded project titled 'How Home Canada: Literary Land Claims Indigenous Diaspora Texts,' which explores the significance and impact of literary production in contemporary society. Her research also intersects with critical race studies, globalization studies, gender and sexuality studies, and decolonial studies, particularly emphasizing the role of literature in education and mental health.

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