About
Tom Ue is an Assistant Professor in English of the Long Nineteenth Century at Cape Breton University (CBU), specializing in Victorian literature, adaptation studies, and scholarly editing. He holds an honorary research position at University College London and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His work centers on figures like Henry James and George Gissing, with recent publications exploring literary adaptation in film, theater, and digital media. Ue has edited critical editions of Gissing’s works and contributed to major projects like The Complete Letters of Henry James (University of Nebraska Press).
Research Interests: Ue’s research spans 19th-century British literature, gender studies, and the interplay between text and visual media. He investigates how classical literary works are reinterpreted in modern formats, with particular attention to themes of identity, citizenship, and cultural memory. His recent work includes analyses of adaptations of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé, Gogol’s Taras Bulba, and Disney’s The Little Mermaid.
Awards:
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Teaching & Grants: Ue’s pedagogical focus includes innovative approaches to close reading and digital humanities. He has secured grants supporting collaborative projects on comic book archiving and pandemic-era cultural production, including the Superman’s Children Project exploring Atlantic Canadian contributions to graphic narrative.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in digital humanities and adaptation studies through CBU’s LiFTA department, contributing to databases and international scholarly networks.
