Calvin Le Brun

Organized and dependable candidate with a successful track record in academia and educational support, particularly at the Université de Montréal. As a Ph.D. candidate in English Studies, I am adept at managing multiple research projects. I bring a strong willingness to take on added responsibilities, evidenced by my roles in administrative academic management. I am committed to leveraging my expertise to meet professional goals and enhance educational outcomes, maintaining a positive attitude and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

• From Hauntology to Creative Conjuration: Exploring Language and ‘Truth’ in Isherwood’s Work, Annual NeMLA, University at Buffalo, Boston, MA, 03/2024.

• Unveiling Shadows: The Cultural and Psychological Impact of Conversion Therapy in Gender Identity Change Efforts Survivors’ Literature, English Graduate Student’s Society Conference of the Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC, 03/2024.

• Garrard Conley’s Boy Erased: The Place of Shame in the Narrative of Gay Conversion “therapy” Survivors, Annual NeMLA, University at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, NY, 03/2023.

• Uncovering the Horrors of the Shoah in an (In?) complete Alternate Timeline: An Analysis of Robert Harris’ Fatherland, English Graduate Student’s Society Conference of the Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC, 03/2023.

• Auden’s Generation: A Queer Reading of the Notion of Border, English Graduate Student’s Society Conference of the Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC, 04/2022.

• Snowstorm, The Pittsburgher, https://www.thepgher.com/post/snowstorm, 11/2019.

• President of the English Graduate Students’ Society at the University of Montreal, 2022-2024:

Overseeing the entire range of activities of the Student Association for English Studies and Bi-disciplinary students at the University of Montreal. Organizing student life activities. Planning and executing conferences and seminars.

• President and Treasurer of the Students’ Association of Undergraduate English Studies at the University of Montreal, 2017- 2020:

Managing relationships between students and faculty members. Organizing student life activities.

• Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la littérature et la culture au Québec (CRILCQ), Montreal, QC, 11/2022 - Present:

The Centre contributes to the development of knowledge on literature and culture in Quebec by setting up interdisciplinary and international research networks, supporting various research, creative and spreading activities of its members, and providing Quebec and foreign researchers with a welcoming structure and documentary resources that benefit the advancement of their work