Jenée Wilde

Jenée Wilde is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Oregon's College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English. Her research focuses on gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, science fiction, and creative nonfiction writing, with a particular emphasis on intersections between speculative media and LGBTQ+ identities.

She teaches upper-division courses including Advanced Composition: Experimental Critical Writing (WR 423), Science Fiction and Gender (ENG 395), 'Otherness' in Speculative Film/TV/Comics (ENG 381), and Gender in Film and TV (WGS 361). Lower-division offerings include Introduction to Science Fiction (ENG 199/142) and foundational composition courses.

• Upper-division Courses: WR 423, ENG 407, ENG 395, ENG 381, ENG 380, WGS 361
• Lower-division Courses: ENG 199/142, ENG 104, WR 123, WR 122z, WR 121z

Her publications center on gender representation in science fiction media, queer spectatorship, and bisexual frameworks. Recent work includes co-editorship of open-education resources on science communication and speculative narratives. Key themes include transgender visibility, time travel paradoxes, and queer cultural analysis.

Notable contributions appear in Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media, Journal of Bisexuality, and edited collections like Riddle Me This Batman! Her 2015 dissertation 'Speculative Fictions, Bisexual Lives' established foundational frameworks for analyzing LGBTQ+ identities in speculative literature.

Dr. Wilde's research integrates creative nonfiction pedagogy with critical queer theory, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches that bridge science fiction, gender studies, and media analysis. She serves as CSWS Dissemination Specialist, advancing feminist and queer scholarship through editorial and educational initiatives.