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Victoria Lamont is a Professor at the University of Waterloo, specializing in American literature, popular culture, and gender theory. She earned her BA (1988), MA, and PhD (1998) from the University of Alberta and has taught at Waterloo since 1999.
- PhD, University of Alberta
- MA, University of Guelph
- BA, University of Alberta
Her research focuses on 19th- and early-20th-century popular westerns (especially by women), women’s science fiction of the 1950s–60s, and American popular culture. Current projects include a biography of western author B.M. Bower and a study of pulp magazine readerships in early 20th-century mass-market print culture.
Her publications span monographs, co-authored books, and peer-reviewed articles. Notable works include Westerns: A Women’s History (2016) and Judith Merril: A Critical Study (2013). Her article on B.M. Bower was awarded the Don D. Walker Prize (2001).
- Society for the Study of American Women Writers - Honourable Mention for Best Book (2017)
- SSHRC Connection Grant (2014)
- SSHRC Standard Research Grant (2011-2014)
- University of Alberta Dissertation Fellowship (1997-98)
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship (1993-1997)
- Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship (1993-1997)
She supervises graduate students in American literature, popular culture, feminist theory, and American women’s writing. Her work bridges literary analysis with historical and sociocultural contexts, emphasizing marginalized voices in genre fiction.
