Adam Thomas Cotton

Adam Thomas Cotton is a Lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at Queen's University. His research focuses on modernist literature, elegy, totalitarianism, and literary indoctrination, with a specialization in figures like T.S. Eliot, Robert Lowell, and Federico García Lorca. He holds a PhD from Queen's University, an MA in English Language and Literature (Queen's, 2013), and a BA (Hons) in English and Comparative Literature from the University of Toronto (2011).

• Education:
  • PhD, Queen's University
  • MA, Queen's University (2013)
  • BA, University of Toronto (2011)

His research explores themes such as free speech, versification, and the intersections of political ideology with literary form. Notably, he has presented at conferences including the International T.S. Eliot Society and the Modernist Studies Association, and his work appears in Modern Horizons. He has been awarded multiple scholarships, including the T.S. Eliot International Summer School Scholarship (2024, 2022, 2019) and the Jamieson Award for Canadian Literary Studies (2016).

• Awards:
  • 2024 T. S. Eliot International Summer School Scholarship
  • 2016 Jamieson Award
  • 2012 Queen’s Graduate Award

His doctoral dissertation, Confronting Form, the Disappearing Poet, and the Elegiac Traces of Federico García Lorca, reflects his deep engagement with elegiac traditions. He has also received grants for field research, including the Queen’s Graduate Dean’s Doctoral Field Travel Grant (2016).