Jason Camlot

Jason Camlot is a Professor of English and Tier I Concordia University Research Chair in Literature and Sound Studies at Concordia University. He directs The SpokenWeb partnership and the AMPLab, focusing on the history of literary sound recordings and digital preservation.

• PhD, English, Stanford University (1998)
• MA, English, Boston University (1991)
• BA, English & Western Civilization, Concordia University (1990)

His research bridges Victorian literature and contemporary sound studies, analyzing how media technologies shape literary expression and archival practices. Key interests include 19th-century print culture, phonography, elocution, and modernist/contemporary poetry.

Recent publications explore phonographic genres, archival methodologies, and the politics of literary sound. His work has been recognized with awards such as the Donald Gray Prize and the Prix L’Académie de la vie littéraire.

• Finalist, Awards for Excellence in Recorded Sound Research (2020)
• Concordia University Research Chair (2019-2024)
• Donald Gray Prize for Victorian Studies (2016)
• Prix L’Académie de la vie littéraire (2014)
• Finalist, ReLit Awards (2014)

As Principal Investigator for SSHRC-funded projects like The SpokenWeb, he advances collaborative digital humanities research. He also organizes international symposia on sound studies and literary collections.