Dr. Jill Didur

Biography

Jill Didur is a Professor at Concordia University in Montreal, specializing in English literature. Her research interests encompass postcolonial studies, environmental humanities, critical posthumanism, and digital humanities. Didur has published extensively on topics such as the Anthropocene, memory studies, and South Asian literature. As the Co-Director of the Speculative Life Research Cluster and a member of the Critical Anthropocene Research Group, she engages in scholarly debates about the cultural and historical implications of climate change through narrative and media. Didur is also a key figure in the Environmental Humanities field, serving on the editorial board of the flagship journal Environmental Humanities. Her current research, funded by SSHRC, explores locative media in the context of globalization and environmental storytelling. Didur has contributed to numerous publications, including books and peer-reviewed articles, and has participated in various international conferences examining critical environmental issues and the intersections of literature and ecology. She supervises graduate students and fosters diverse research interests including critical plant studies and diasporic narratives.

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