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Jean-Thomas Tremblay is an Associate Professor of Environmental Humanities and Director of the Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought at York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. He holds appointments in the Department of Humanities, English, and interdisciplinary programs like Science & Technology Studies. His research bridges environmental humanities, sexuality studies, and film studies, focusing on the interplay between embodiment, environment, and biopolitical forces since the 1970s.
Education: PhD in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago, with a Graduate Certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Previously an Assistant Professor of English at New Mexico State University.
Research & Publications: Authored Breathing Aesthetics (2022) and Negative Life: The Cinema of Extinction (2024, co-authored). Current projects explore critiques of environmentalism funded by SSHRC grants. His work interrogates ecocritical assumptions about aesthetics’ role in socialization.
Awards: Finalist for the 2025 Ecocritical Book Award (ASLE). His scholarship has been reviewed in ISLE, Cultural Geographies, and Representations.
Engagement: Advisory Board member for differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies, Contributing Editor to Discourse: Journal for Theoretical Studies in Media and Culture. Active in conferences and media discussions on environmental humanities and film.
Grants & Labs: SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2024) for “Eco-subtraction: Downsizing the Environmental Humanities.” Directs a graduate program fostering interdisciplinary social/political thought.
