Brandon Hachey

Brandon is a 1st-year PhD student in the Department of English studying Ecocriticism and Medieval Literature. Most of his research pivots around Middle English Romances and occasionally those in French. He focuses on the dynamics between gender and natural environment. Authors of continued interest to him are John Audelay, William Langland, Marie de France, and the Pearl-Poet. Part of the Book History & Print Culture collaborative specialization at Massey College, Middle English palaeography and the study of manuscripts are becoming central to his research methodology. His dissertation project hopes to engage with the concept of ecological care as it is reflected both in the work of the Pearl-Poet and the only surviving manuscript containing this work, Cotton Nero A.x, a manuscript crafted with unusual care. He thinks John Audelay is the most underrated Medieval writer.

Previously a scholar of science fiction and the history of pulp magazines, his MA thesis at Dalhousie University reads Mid-20th century sci-fi texts by Jack Vance as advocating for a Green Anarchist worldview. He is still peripherally interested in science fiction medievalisms.