Bradley D. Clissold is a Full Professor in the Department of English at Memorial University of Newfoundland's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Holding a BA from York University and MA/PhD from McGill University, he maintains an active research and teaching profile with a focus on twentieth-century literature, particularly modernism and postmodernism in British and American contexts. His research interests encompass literary and cultural theory, cinema and popular culture studies, adaptation practices, reception aesthetics, and materialist close readings of objecthood. Clissold has developed a distinctive specialization in postcard studies within modernist literature, examining how postcards function as communication technologies and distinctly modernist textualities. Clissold's scholarly output reveals a consistent focus on material culture within modernist texts, with his 2023 book Rereading Modernist Postcards: Critical Studies in Materialist Recovery representing a major contribution to the field. His work demonstrates interdisciplinary connections between literary studies, media theory, and material culture studies, particularly examining how everyday objects like postcards shape modernist narrative forms. Canadian Review of American Studies Evelyn Waugh Studies James Joyce Literary Supplement As a dedicated supervisor, Clissold has guided numerous graduate students through PhD dissertations, MA theses, and Honours essays, with topics spanning modernist literature, contemporary fiction, film studies, and cultural theory. His supervision record demonstrates engagement with diverse theoretical frameworks including Lacanian psychoanalysis, feminist theory, and material culture studies. Clissold maintains active participation in academic conferences including the Modernist Studies Association, Canadian Association of American Studies, and specialized symposia on authors like James Joyce and Cormac McCarthy. His work bridges traditional literary scholarship with contemporary concerns about media, materiality, and cultural consumption.
