Jason Bourget
About
In addition to teaching my regular classes, I also regularly take students on field school and, in Summer 2026, plan to teach ENGL 1109 (Reading Fiction, Poetry and Plays) again as part of the Ireland Field School.
Education and credentials
- PhD, Queen's
- MA, Leeds
- BA, British Columbia
Research summary
My research focuses on how political beliefs structure the conceptual preoccupations of science fiction. Having spent the past few years examining the extent to which political philosophies such as liberalism and libertarianism inform the representation of masculinity in 1960s and 1970s science fiction, I have now shifted my attention to exploring how speculation about networking, genetic engineering, and artificial intelligence influence understandings of philosophical and political personhood in postcyberpunk space opera. I am also interested in horror and weird fiction, particularly the work of Stephen King and Jeff VanderMeer.