Riv CHÉNIER
Position:
PhD Candidate
Biography:
Riv Chénier (any pronouns) is a doctoral candidate within McGill University's Department of English. They were awarded the 2019 Slava Klima Prize for Excellence in English Literary Studies and were nominated for McGill's 2022 Award for Equity & Community Building. They are the founder of the digital Joyce Word Dictionary. Their work has been published in Joyce Studies Annual and James Joyce Quarterly.
Current research:
Modernism; 20th-century British literature; queer theory; queer studies; history of sexuality
Degree(s):
Ph.D., McGill University (expected 2026)
M.A., University of British Columbia (2015)
B.A. (Hons), Concordia University (2013)