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Lesley J Higgins is a Professor in the Department of English at the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. Her research focuses on modernist and Victorian literary culture, gender studies, feminist critique, textual studies, and poetry. She is the author of The Modernist Cult of Ugliness (2002) and co-editor of Victorian Aesthetic Conditions (2010) and Walter Pater: Transparencies of Desire (2004). She leads editorial projects such as the nine-volume Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins and the ten-volume Collected Works of Walter Pater, supported by a $175,000 SSHRC grant.
Education:
- Ph.D., Queen’s University
- M.A., Queen’s University
- B.A., Brock University
Her research interests include editorial theory, modernism, and world literature. Recent publications include editions of Hopkins’ Diaries, Journals, and Notebooks (2015) and collaborative works like the Dublin Notebook (2014). Her essays appear in journals such as College Literature and Victorian Studies.
Professional Leadership:
- Modern Language Association
- Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English
- International Hopkins Association
- International Walter Pater Society
Her work bridges literary analysis, textual scholarship, and interdisciplinary approaches to Victorian and modernist studies. Current projects emphasize collaborative editorial work and the intersection of aesthetics with gender politics.
