Ryan J. Cox is an instructor of English and Film at Keyano College in Fort McMurray, Alberta. He holds a PhD in Canadian Literature from the University of Minnesota and has taught a variety of English and creative writing courses at both the college and university level. Cox has published scholarly articles and book chapters, as well as creative works of poetry and fiction. He regularly presents his research at academic conferences and community events.

1. Ryan J. Cox
13-400 Silin Forest Road
Fort McMurray, AB
T9H 3S5
ryan.cox@keyano.ca
COMPLETED ACADEMIC DEGREES
Degree Name Subject Area Where Completed Date of Completion
PhD Canadian Literature University of Minnesota 2011
MA English: Creative Writing University of Windsor 2004
BAHons English Lit and Creative Writing University of Windsor 2002
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Appointment Level Institution Dates Subject Area
Instructor Keyano College 2012-
Present
English and
Film
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Institution Dates Courses Taught
Keyano College 2012-2015 2012, 2013 ENGL 108, Introduction to English Language and
Literature
2013,2014,
2015
ENGL 121, Literature in Historical Context
2013, 2015 ENGL 122, Texts and Contexts (Taught as the
Poetics of Punk, and The Superhero)
2012, 2013,
2014, 2015
ENGL 124, Literary Analysis
2013,
2014,2015
ENGL 125, Aboriginal Writing
2015 ENGL 126: Reading Popular Culture
2012, 2013 ENGL 206, The Short Story
2014, 2015 ENGL 294, Introduction to Writing Poetry
2014 ENGL 376, Canadian Literature since 1960
2013, 2014 FST 210, An Introduction to Film Analysis
University of
Minnesota
2005-2011 2007 ENGL 1201W, Introduction to American Literature
2008 ENGL 1301W, Introduction to Multicultural
Literatures of the United States
2008 ENGL 1501W, Literature of Public Life
2009, 2010 ENGL 3004W, Historical Survey of British
Literature II
2009, 2010 ENGL 3006W, Survey of American Literature and
Cultures II
2006, 2007,
2008
WRIT 1301W, University Writing
Courses Developed
Keyano College 2012-2015 ENGL 126, Reading Popular Culture
ENGL 293, Science Fiction
SCHOLARLY PARTICIPATION
Refereed Publications
2012 “HP Sauce and the Hate Literature of Pop Art: bill bissett in the House of Commons,”
English Studies in Canada
Book Chapters
2015 “Travelling Matt’s Adventures in Outer Space: Fraggle Rock and Post-Structuralism,”
Jim Henson and Philosophy

2. Non-Refereed Publications
2011 "An Interview with bill bissett," ASK/TELL.
2008-2009 “Trans-Avant-Garde: An Interview with Steve McCaffery,” RAIN TAXI Review of Books.
Reviews
Forthcoming “Reading Betty Cooper’s Ponytail: Bart Beatty’s Twelve Cent Archie,” Journal of
Graphic Novels and Comics.
2010 "Painful Transitions," Canadian Literature
Creative
2013 "Motor City's Burning, Baby" and "Alcohol actually lowers your body temperature,"
Carousel
2012 "Some famous cats who were pirates," Arc Poetry Magazine.
2011 "The Elizabeth Taylor Nashville Blues," Monday's Poem. leafpress.ca.
2011 “Politeness taken to the point of masochism or The Bio Blues” and “Alice B. Toklas
Toaster Oven,” The Windsor Review.
2004 “Lalfibit, for baypay,” DQ movements 5 and 6. The Windsor Review
Conference Papers
2015
2014
“The Data Must Flow: Snow Crash, Hackers and a Cyberpunk Political
Philosophy of the Internet,” Popular Culture Association/American Culture
Association, New Orleans, LA
“Reboots, Retcons, and Which Hawkman is Which: How to Read
Comics,” Canadian Society for the Study of Comic Books, Toronto, ON.
“User Interface: Dualism, Cyberization and the Performance of Identity in
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex,” Popular Culture
Association/American Culture Association, Chicago, IL
2013 “Killing For Barbara Stanwyck: Pop Culture and Poetics,” Popular Culture
Association/American Culture Association, Washington D,C,
“Reading Fraggles: A Methodology for Reading Television,” Keyano
College Arts and Humanities Conference, Fort McMurray, AB
2008 “Of Politics and Pornography: bill bissett in the House of Commons,”
Midwest Modern Language Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2007 Discussant, Comic Book Discussion Panel, Fantasy Matters, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
“A Crisis of Infinite Supermen: The Semiotics of Superman,” Fantasy
Matters. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2005 “’I was not the first anomaly to exist’ Placing Superhero Comics in a
Poetic Tradition,” Science Fiction Research Association, Las Vegas, NV
2004 “Wrestling With The Devil: Morality and the Role of the Hero In Kevin
Smith’s Daredevil,” Rules Colloquium. York University, Toronto, ON.
Awards and Fellowships
2010-2011 Ruth Drake Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, $14000
Under Submission
“The Judge, The Witch, and the Corpsegrinder: Prosthetic Subjectivity in William Gibson’s Mona Lisa Overdrive,”
English Studies in Canada
“Kusanagi's Body: Dualism and the Performance of Identity in Ghost in the Shell,” Cyberpunk in Visual/Virtual
Media (Book Chapter)
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2014 “I’m on Team Van Helsing: How we get from Dracula to Twilight or Why Slow Zombies are
Scarier,” Keyano College Lecture Series, Fort McMurray, AB
2013 “Death Race 2000,” Revolutionary Film Series, Keyano College, Fort McMurray, AB,
2009 “Iggy Pop: A Coversation,” with Sara Cohen and Maria Damon. University of Minnesota.
2008 “ideopoetics: Genre History and the Teaching of Comics,” Champlin Park High School,
Champlin, MN.
“Reading Comics,” College in the Schools, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
“Meanwhile: Comics in the Classroom,” College in the Schools, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN
2003 “The Windsor Review presents A Literary Quickie With Alistair MacLeod”. Windsor, Ontario,

3. March 2003.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Professional Memberships
Member of the Popular Culture Association
Service
Institutional Representative, Keyano College, English Articulation Committee, Alberta Council on
Admissions and Transfer, 2014-Present
Faculty Representative, Joint Association/Management Committee, Keyano College Faculty
Association/Keyano College, 2015-Present
Departmental Representative, Classroom Remodelling Committee, 2015-Present
Coordinator and Steering Committee Member, Keyano College Arts and Humanities Conference, 2012-
Present
Academics and Careers Representative, Executive Council, Keyano College Faculty Association, 2013-
2016
Academic Council, Keyano College, 2013-2015
Vice-President, English Graduate Student Organization, University of Minnesota, 2008-2009
Treasurer, English Graduate Student Organization, University of Minnesota, 2007-2008