Jonathan A. Allan
Chair
Department of English and Creative Writing
Brandon University
Canada
Biography
Jonathan A. Allan is Canada Research Chair in Queer Theory and Associate Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies and English and Creative Writing at Brandon University. In his research, Dr. Allan explores the ways in which queer theory can and should inform the study of masculinities. His first book, Reading from Behind: A Cultural Analysis of the Anus, is a study of anality and masculinity in literary and cultural theory. With Cristina Santos and Adriana Spahr, he is a co-editor of Virgin Envy: The Cultural (In)Significance of the Hymen. Dr. Allan is currently finishing his second book, Uncut: A Cultural Analysis of the Foreskin (University of Regina Press), a cultural study of the foreskin that brings together sociology, psychology, religious studies, the biomedical sciences, cultural studies, literary studies, and queer theory.
Research Interest
Critical Studies of Men and Masculinities, especially men’s bodies, sexuality, and reproductive health Psychoanalysis (esp. Freudian) Queer Theory Literary Theory and Criticism Comparative Literature
