Eir-Anne Edgar
About
I am Associate Professor of Literature in English at NTNU where I teach in the Faculty of Education's English section. My research focuses on issues of gender, sexuality, and race and representation in 20th and 21st century American literature and film. I am also interested in pedagogical issues in teaching literature and writing. I am always pleased to talk with students and faculty about potential research projects and opportunities for collaboration.
I completed my PhD in English, with focus on Critical Theory and 20th Century American Literature, at the University of Kentucky in 2016. Before joining the ILU faculty at NTNU, I was a faculty member in Liberal Arts at Interlochen Arts Academy where I taught courses for students in grades 9-12.
Research
My current research project, Developing Global Citizens in the Classroom: Reading and Responsibility, offers practical approaches to utilizing UNESCO’s framework of global citizenship education in teaching literature, film, and media. This project has received funding through ILU. In a recent panel discussion, I shared experiences teaching literature, developing students' ethical and empathic skills, and the graphic novel Maus. See the recording here.
I am the author of Women in the Wastelands: The World Making of Feminist Critical Dystopian Fiction. I had the opportunity to develop the book during my sabbatical year of 2023-24, when I served as Research Associate at the Five College Consortium Women's Studies Research Center in Amherst MA. See my blog post for the British Library's Eccles Centre for discussion of this project and my involvement in the British Library and University of Edinburgh-sponsored US Politics and Gender research group.
I am the 2022-2024 and 2024-2026 Vice President of the American Studies Association in Norway (ASANOR).
I am also the founder of the NTNU research group "North American Studies."
I am a member of the editorial board of Currents, the University of Michigan's National Center for Institutional Diversity's peer-reviewed publication, which "connects scholarship in diversity, equity, and inclusion to practice and public discourse."
Leadership:
I am a member of ILU's Forum for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at NTNU.
LIM/DEI Ombud for the SU Faculty, NTNU.
NTNU Research Groups:
Visceral Writing and Affect Transmission as Feminist Strategy
Team Kunnskap for Demokrati og Medborgerskap
Awards:
NeMLA Summer Fellowship 2024 for Women in the Wastelands
Research Associate, Five Colleges Women Studies Research Center, 2023-24.
Robert Mikkelsen Research Grant, American Studies Association of Norway, 2021.
Emerging Diversity Scholar, National Center for Institutional Diversity, University of Michigan, 2016.
Post Conference Training Scholarship, International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture, and Society, June 2015.
Women’s Club Fellowship Award, University of Kentucky, 2013-2014.
Lyman T. Johnson Odyssey Award, University of Kentucky, 2012.
Academic Excellence Scholarship for a Graduate Student, University of Kentucky, 2011.
James Paul Brawner Writing Prize for Graduate writing, West Virginia University, 2008.
Grants and Funding:
Mobility Stipend for “Bridges Beyond Walls: Rethinking US Literature in a Global Frame,” 20,000 nok, Centre Universitaire de Norvège à Paris – CUNP, 2026.
COST Action 23129 “Peace Research Community Europe,” member of the “Feminist Peace” working group, half a million euro, 2024-2028.
Research Council of Norway, Balansehub – “Opportunities for a Diverse Teacher Education.” 1 million nok.
Investigator in Learning and Unlearning with Equity, Inclusion and Diversity – Rector’s funding of 468,379 nok.
Research
Publications
2026
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2026)
Liberating the Land of Cooper Do-Nuts.
Academic chapter
2025
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2025)
The Art of Punk: Process, Pedagogy, and Partnership.
English Journal
Academic article
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2025)
Beyond the Pale: Speculating about Race, Genre, and Futures.
Science Fiction Studies
Book review
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2025)
Older swinging, 'casual' intimacies and sex outside coupledom.
Academic chapter
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2025)
The Dark Matter of Children’s ‘Fantastika’ Literature: Speculative Entanglements by Chloé Germaine.
International Research in Children's Literature (IRCL)
Book review
2024
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2024)
Envisioning AfAm Literary History in Norwegian Fjord og Fjell.
Post45
Professional article
2023
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Edgar, Eir-Anne Edith.
(2023)
Serving Up Realness: Reseeing Masculinity and Labor in Queer Eye.
Journal of Popular Culture
Academic article
2022
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2022)
Re-Conceiving the World: Dystopia and Reproductive Justice.
Academic chapter
2021
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2021)
Beyond Binaries, Borders, and Boundaries Mapping the City in John Rechy’s City of Night.
Journal of Bodies, Sexualities, and Masculinities
Academic article
2020
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2020)
A rational continuum: Legal and cultural abortion narratives in Trump's America.
European Journal of American Studies
Academic article
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2020)
Empathy, Literature, and the Global Citizen.
International Council of Teachers of English Newsletter
Academic article
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2020)
Teaching Empathy and Promoting Global Citizenship through Literature.
English Journal
Academic article
2016
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Edgar, Eir-Anne Edith.
(2016)
Come Together: Desire, Literature, and the Law of the Sexual Revolution.
ProQuest
Doctoral thesis
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2016)
Suburban Subversions: Swingers and the Sexual Revolution.
Sexuality & Culture
Academic article
2015
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2015)
Hauntingly Familiar: Bondage, Blood, and Property in Old Hepsy".
Parlour
Academic article
2012
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2012)
disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory- University of Kentucky Libraries | Vol 21 | Iss 1.
disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory
Journal issue
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2012)
Telling Stories: Discussions with Sidonie Smith, Keith Knapp, and Terry Castle.
disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory
Academic article
2011
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2011)
“Xtravaganza!: Drag Representation and Articulation in RuPaul’s Drag Race”.
Studies in Popular Culture
Academic article
Journal publications
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2012)
disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory- University of Kentucky Libraries | Vol 21 | Iss 1.
disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory
Journal issue
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2025)
The Art of Punk: Process, Pedagogy, and Partnership.
English Journal
Academic article
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2025)
Beyond the Pale: Speculating about Race, Genre, and Futures.
Science Fiction Studies
Book review
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2020)
A rational continuum: Legal and cultural abortion narratives in Trump's America.
European Journal of American Studies
Academic article
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2025)
The Dark Matter of Children’s ‘Fantastika’ Literature: Speculative Entanglements by Chloé Germaine.
International Research in Children's Literature (IRCL)
Book review
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2020)
Empathy, Literature, and the Global Citizen.
International Council of Teachers of English Newsletter
Academic article
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2021)
Beyond Binaries, Borders, and Boundaries Mapping the City in John Rechy’s City of Night.
Journal of Bodies, Sexualities, and Masculinities
Academic article
-
Edgar, Eir-Anne Edith.
(2023)
Serving Up Realness: Reseeing Masculinity and Labor in Queer Eye.
Journal of Popular Culture
Academic article
-
Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2024)
Envisioning AfAm Literary History in Norwegian Fjord og Fjell.
Post45
Professional article
-
Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2015)
Hauntingly Familiar: Bondage, Blood, and Property in Old Hepsy".
Parlour
Academic article
-
Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2011)
“Xtravaganza!: Drag Representation and Articulation in RuPaul’s Drag Race”.
Studies in Popular Culture
Academic article
-
Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2016)
Suburban Subversions: Swingers and the Sexual Revolution.
Sexuality & Culture
Academic article
-
Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2012)
Telling Stories: Discussions with Sidonie Smith, Keith Knapp, and Terry Castle.
disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory
Academic article
-
Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2020)
Teaching Empathy and Promoting Global Citizenship through Literature.
English Journal
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2026)
Liberating the Land of Cooper Do-Nuts.
Academic chapter
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2025)
Older swinging, 'casual' intimacies and sex outside coupledom.
Academic chapter
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Edgar, Eir-Anne.
(2022)
Re-Conceiving the World: Dystopia and Reproductive Justice.
Academic chapter
Student thesis or dissertation
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Edgar, Eir-Anne Edith.
(2016)
Come Together: Desire, Literature, and the Law of the Sexual Revolution.
ProQuest
Doctoral thesis
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2026
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2026) Pedagogies of Resistance: Teaching Dystopian American Literature as a Civic Practice. "Constituting the Constitution in the Twenty-first Century"
2025
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LectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2025) “Ketil Slagstad: Standardizing Sex- A History of Trans Medicine,” Book talk. “Ketil Slagstad: Standardizing Sex- A History of Trans Medicine,” Book talk
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2025) ASA Educators' Alliance Professional Development Workshop – Teaching Against Empire. ASA Educators' Alliance Professional Development Workshop – Teaching Against Empire
2024
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2024) Refugee Portrayals in American Literature: Implications for the Norwegian Classroom. American Studies Association of Norway (ASANOR)
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Lecture
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Conference lecture
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Conference lecture
2023
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Conference lecture
2022
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne; Nurmi Jr, Thomas David; Hanssen, Jessica Allen; Erdmann, Susan Lynn. (2022) Rough Waters and Smooth Sailing: A Roundtable Discussion on Teaching American Studies in Norway. ASANOR 2022
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2022) Rethinking Futurity: Women in the Wasteland. European Association of American Studies (EAAS)
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Lecture
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2022) Speculative Parables: Considering Race in Critical Feminist Dystopias. Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Conference (RMMLA) 2022
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2022) “Beyond the Page: Crafting Critical Global Citizens,”. Modern Language Association Conference 2022
2021
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Feature articleEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2021) "Dystopian Fiction & Long Feminist Histories," American Collections blog, The British Library.
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2021) “Reconceiving Nature in Dystopian Novels,”. Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference
2020
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2020) “Sorry You Feel That Way:” #Metoo and the Public Apology". American Studies Association of Norway
2019
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2019) “Traumatic Containment in Paratopian Women’s Novels,”. South Atlantic Modern Language Association
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2019) “The One You’re With: Adultery and Divorce Law Reform During the Sexual Revolution,”. International Conference on Narrative
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2019) “A Rational Continuum:” the Legacy of Roe and the Right to Sexual Privacy". Nordic Association for American Studies
2018
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Conference lectureEdgar, Eir-Anne. (2018) Teaching Empathy to the Cosmopolitan Reader through Jim Crow. American Studies Association of Norway
2015
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Feature article