Dr. Jane Tolmie

Associate Professor

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Biography

Jane Tolmie is an Associate Professor at Queen's University in the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing and is cross-appointed in Gender Studies. She holds a PhD from Harvard and a DPhil from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. Her research specializes in medieval literature and comics, with a focus on performance theatre, sequential art, science fiction, fantasy, and various aspects of feminist, queer, and gender theories. Tolmie's current research projects incorporate critical disability studies and storytelling, as well as exploring reproductive justice within popular culture. She supervises MA and PhD students across disciplines including Gender Studies, English, Cultural Studies, and Education. In addition to her academic work, Tolmie is a poet, feminist activist, and blogger, regularly contributing to discussions on feminist studies and popular culture. She is actively engaged in public scholarship, advocating for academic engagement with fandom and popular culture.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2000-01-01 — Present

Queen's University • Kingston, ON, Canada

Teaching and conducting research in English Literature and Gender Studies, supervising graduate students, and contributing to academic discourse.

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Research Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two academic references
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.