MA Candidate
Campus
- Downtown Toronto (St. George)
Fields of Study
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Literary and Critical Theory
Areas of Interest
- Queer Theory
- Feminist Theory
- Critical Race Theory
- Affect Theory
Biography
Emma Joyal (she/her) is undertaking an MA in English with a collaborative specialization in Sexual Diversity Studies. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Winnipeg, majoring in English Honours and minoring in Women's and Gender Studies. As a queer person who actively seeks out diverse representations of queerness in literature and other media, Emma is deeply invested in considering the potential that queer stories hold toward dismantling cis-heteronormative systems of power.
List of Publications
- Joyal, Emma. “‘Patient Zero’”: AIDS, Stigma, and Gaëtan Dugas.” Crossings, vol. 6, 2023, pp. 59-68.