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Jennifer Burwell is a Professor in the Department of English at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her research and teaching focus on science studies, mad studies, and literary non-fiction, with a strong emphasis on the intersections of science, literature, and art during specific historical moments. She has conducted in-depth studies of utopian literature, particularly feminist utopian literature, as a means of uncovering utopian logics that inform contemporary theoretical paradigms. Burwell's teaching in literary non-fiction examines devices typically associated with fiction that inform the structure of non-fiction forms such as lyric essays, new journalism, and memoir. Currently, she is researching and teaching in the field of mad studies, with a focus on portraying madness in fiction. Her research interests include feminism, utopian logic, and social transformation, utilizing contemporary feminist science fiction to explore the political and literary meanings of utopian writing. Burwell has co-edited a book with Dr. Monique Tschofen titled 'Image Territory: Essays on Atom Egoyan' and has authored 'Quantum Language: Cultural Migration of Scientific Concepts', which investigates the language of quantum physics as it relates to literary criticism and popular culture. She is also working on a book that examines the representation of madness in fiction, focusing on narrative form and ethics in works written about characters in contexts influenced by individual and societal constructions of madness.
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