Angie Fazekas

Angie Fazekas is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream at the Women & Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto. She holds an MA (GNDS, 2014) and a Ph.D., both focusing on cultural studies and fan communities. Her research explores race, identity, and sexuality in online contexts, particularly through fanfiction and popular culture.

• Education:
• MA in Gender Studies (GNDS), 2012-2014, Queen's University
• Ph.D. (university unspecified), focusing on teenagers' use of explicit fanfiction to explore identity and desire

Research Interests:

• Intersection of cultural texts and theory
• Race and identity in online spaces
• Gender and sexuality in fan communities
• Transformative potential of popular culture

Teaching: Courses in cultural studies and pop culture, rooted in her GNDS training.