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Monika Barbara Hilder is a Professor of English at Trinity Western University (TWU), Canada, and co-founder/co-director of the Inklings Institute of Canada. She holds a PhD in literature education from Simon Fraser University, alongside MA and BA degrees in English from the University of British Columbia. Her work focuses on C.S. Lewis, fantasy literature, gender studies, and moral education. She has authored multiple books on Lewis’s gender metaphors, edited scholarly volumes, and publishes widely on authors like George MacDonald and Madeleine L’Engle.
- Affiliations: School of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, TWU; Inklings Institute of Canada
- Roles: Academic, speaker, and author
Her research explores intersections of literature, spirituality, and gender, with notable works like Surprised by the Feminine and Letters to Annie. She has received awards including the Priscilla & Stanford Reid Trust Award (2016) and the Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal (2004). Key contributions include keynote addresses on Lewis’s legacy and invited lectures globally.
Her teaching spans undergraduate and graduate courses in fantasy literature, children’s literature, and Inklings studies. Current projects include a fiction book on C.S. Lewis and exploring narrative ethics through fairy tales.
