Andrea Austin
Associate Professor, English and Film Studies
aaustin@wlu.ca
Waterloo, Ontario
Faculty of Arts
Andrea Austin is an expert in aesthetics theory, cultural studies and theory, English literature, Female and women writers, film studies, game, video games and gaming studies, posthumanism and science fiction films and literature.
Areas of Expertise
- Cultural Studies
- Digital Media and Social Media
- English Literature
- Feminism and Gender Studies
- Film Studies and Cinema
Biography
Completed BAH, MA and PhD at Queen's University.
Taught at Trent University and the University of Winnipeg. Currently teaching at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Teaching courses in science fiction, narrative gaming, and popular culture, as well as 18th century and first-year courses in fiction.
Research and publications in science fiction/cyberpunk, history of science and technology, narrative video games and history of gaming, film studies, aesthetics (body, art, practice), women writers and feminist theory.