Shelby Cadwell

Shelby Cadwell is a Research Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of English at Wayne State University. They are affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and their research focuses on Afrofuturism, speculative fictions, science fiction, gender studies, eco-criticism, and radical pedagogy. They teach courses such as ENG3010 - Intermediate Writing.

Research Interests:

• Afrofuturism and its intersections with Black speculative literature.
• Critical analysis of science fiction genres through lenses of gender, ecology, and human-animal dynamics.
• Development of inclusive writing pedagogies that challenge traditional academic norms.

Shelby is involved in the KinoClub313 and WaynePop313 initiatives, leveraging social media and community engagement to amplify scholarly discourse.