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Katherine McLeod, PhD is an Assistant Professor at Concordia University, specializing in Canadian and Indigenous literatures through sound, performance, and archival studies. Her research explores feminist theory, radio history, and public humanities, with a focus on audio-based methodologies in literary scholarship.
- Education: PhD (2010) and MA (2005) from the University of Toronto and British Columbia, respectively
- Awards: SSHRC Insight Development Grant, SpokenWeb Postdoctoral Fellowship, TransCanada Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship
McLeod's work bridges academic research with artistic practice, including dance-poetry collaborations and archival audio projects. She co-edited CanLit Across Media and co-hosts The SpokenWeb Podcast, producing its ShortCuts series. Her teaching spans courses on Quebec/Montreal writing, Canadian poetry, and innovative scholarly publishing methods like podcasting.
Research interests center on sonic approaches to literary archives, emphasizing embodied listening, gendered voices, and the afterlives of recorded performances. She investigates how audio preservation reshapes literary history, particularly through CBC Radio collections.
- Scientific Awards:
- SSHRC Insight Development Grant for 'Literary Radio: Developing New Methods of Audio Research'
- SpokenWeb Researcher-in-Residence (2020-2021)
- Key Collaborations:
- Co-host of The SpokenWeb Podcast with Jason Camlot
- Co-editor of CanLit Across Media with Jason Camlot
- Interdisciplinary dance-poetry projects with Emily Christina Murphy
