Jami McFarland
MA (University of Ottawa, Women’s Studies with a specialization in Gender, Power and Representation)
Hons. BA (Nipissing University, English and Fine Art)
Areas of Interest
Aging Studies, Queer Theory, Feminist Theory, Fat Studies
Awards
SSHRC (2013, 2018-2020)
OGS (2015-2017; 2018 (declined))
Dr. Herbert A. Bruce Chapter IODE Julie Hewitt Memorial Scholarship (2011)
Publications
McFarland, Slothouber, and Taylor. "Tempo-rarily Fat: A Queer Exploration of Fat Time." Fat Studies: A Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society 7.2 (2017).
McFarland, Jami. "On Privilege, Authority, and Abuses of Professional Power." Trigger Warnings: History, Theory, Context. Ed Emily J.M. Knox. London: Rowmand & Littlefield Publishing Company, 2017.
McFarland, Jami. "Resuscitating the Undead Queer in Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Saga." Journal of Popular Romance Studies 5.2 (2016).
McFarland, Jami. "Triangulated Desire in Meyer's Twilight: A Queer Dynamic." Journal of Dracula Studies 13 (2013).
Presentations
McFarland (2018). "Utopic Im(ages): Disruptive Temporal Arrangements in Beginners and Grandma." Atlanta, Georgia at Age and Ageism Caucus, National Women’s Studies Association 2018. November 2018.
McFarland, and Grandena (2017).“Making Gayby in Comme les autres: Homonormative Politics in French Cinema.” Toronto, Ontario at the Film Studies Association of Canada, Congress 2017. May 2017.
McFarland (2017). “Timing Our Pleasure: Im(aging) Future Sex.” Toronto, Ontario at the Film Studies Association of Canada, Congress 2017. May 2017.
McFarland (2013). "Recuperating the Queer Vampire in Faraway Lands: 'I’m Not a Girl'. Ottawa, Ontario at Hypervisibility III: Beyond the Closet, AEPI. December 2013.
McFarland (2012). "Vampires that Sparkle: 'That's So Gay'. Geneva, Switzerland at Gender and Feminism: New Interdisciplinary Perspectives Conference. May 2013
Teaching
WS 4456 F "From Golden Girls to Raging Grannies: Feminist Perspectives on Aging."
MIT 3210 G "Media Representations of Women"
TA Assignments
WS 2220 E "Feminist Theory and Practice Across the Disciplines"
WS 1020 E 002 "Introduction to Women's Studies"
FEM 2110 A "Sexuality, Gender, and Popular Culture"
FEM 2107 B "Diversities of Women: Gender, Race, Class, and Disability
FEM 1100 C "Introduction to Women's Studies"
