Nikola Stepic

Background

About Nikola Stepic

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the English Department at McGill, and university lecturer in media and sexuality. I've received my PhD in Humanities from Concordia University, specializing in Film Studies, English and Art History. My FRQSC-funded postdoctoral research focuses on the intersections of queer cinema and urban life. During my PhD, I have received the Gerald Pratley Award from the Film Studies Association of Canada for contributing to the understanding of Canadian and Quebec cinemas, and have been named Concordia University Public Scholar for research excellence and knowledge dissemination beyond academia. I have published and presented widely on my interests in gender and sexuality studies, material cultures of masculinity, popular culture, and adult media. My work can be read in Angelaki Journal of the Theoretical Humanities, the European Journal of American Studies, The Journal of Religion and Culture and others. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Extensive experience designing and teaching large-enrollment, interdisciplinary university classes on visual media, sexuality, and film and literary history Over a decade-long experience in leadership, team work and public speaking around cultural programming in educational settings, film festivals, museum events and the media Extensive experience in production, revision and editing of written materials for audiences both academic (publishing, journal editing and peer-reviewing) and general (film and theater criticism)