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Veronica Austen is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean at St. Jerome's University, specializing in Postcolonial Canadian Literature. She obtained her PhD and MA from the University of Waterloo, where she developed a focus on the intersections of literary studies and visual arts. Her current research examines how contemporary Canadian writers utilize visual arts to explore themes of belonging and identity. This involves questioning how texts engage with trauma and ethical representation, particularly through acts of eating. Austen's M.A. thesis investigated supernatural representations in Canadian Children's Literature, and her PhD dissertation examined visual experimentation among poets of the Caribbean diaspora, including notable figures like Kamau Brathwaite and M. NourbeSe Philip. She is the co-organizer of the St. Jerome’s Reading Series, promoting Canadian literature on campus. Her publications cover a range of topics within Canadian literature and include essays on the complexities of literary representation and cultural narratives.
St. Jerome's University • Waterloo, ON
Teaching and researching in the field of postcolonial Canadian literature, with a focus on visual arts and literary studies.
St. Jerome's University • Waterloo, ON
Engaged in teaching and research, contributing to the development of Canadian literary studies.
Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.