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The Founding College of the University of Toronto
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Michael Cobb

Faculty
BA, AM, MA, PhD
Professor, Department of English
416-978-8114
Room 243
University College, 15 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H7
Campus: St. George

Michael Cobb teaches courses in American literature, modernism, queer literature, queer theory, literary theory, and critical race theory. In addition to his primary appointment in the Department of English, he is also cross-appointed to University College, the Centre for the Study of Religion, the Drama Centre, and the Women and Gender Studies Institute.

He's also an affiliated faculty member at the Centre for the Study of the United States and the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies. Michael was awarded the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Award in 2009.

Education

  • BA, Colby College
  • AM, University of Chicago
  • MA, Cornell University
  • PhD, Cornell University

Research Interests 

  • American Literature
  • Aspects of Theory
  • Queer Theory and Literature