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Dr. Sarah Henstra is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Toronto Metropolitan University. She holds a BArtsSc from McMaster University, an MA from Western University, and a PhD from the University of Toronto. Her expertise spans 20th century British fiction and creative writing, with a focus on public memory, mourning, feminist histories, and narrative studies. She has authored three novels, including The Red Word (2018 Governor General’s Literary Award winner), and a monograph on counter-memorial impulses in English fiction. Her research explores topics such as women’s mourning in WWI propaganda and pedagogical approaches to comics journalism. Henstra teaches courses in the novel, Gothic literature, fairy tales, and creative writing.
Her scholarly interests include archival practices, the occult, secret societies, and social activism discourses. She has contributed to interdisciplinary studies at the intersection of literature and contemporary cultural practices. No formal advising or grant information is explicitly listed in her profile.
- Awards: 2018 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction
- Education:
- Bachelor of Arts and Science (McMaster University)
- Master of Arts (Western University)
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Toronto)
