Menu Close
The Conversation

Alex Henderson

(They/them)

4

Articles

4

Comments
PhD Candidate in Literary Studies and Creative Writing, University of Canberra

Alex Henderson holds a PhD from the University of Canberra. Their research focuses on LGBTQIA+ representation in young adult fiction, with particular emphasis on genre fiction such as fantasy and science fiction, and the representation of non-binary gender identity.

Experience

  • –present
    PhD Candidate in Literary Studies and Creative Writing, University of Canberra

Education

  • 2023 
    University of Canberra, Doctor of Philosophy (Literary Studies and Creative Writing)
  • 2017 
    University of Canberra, Bachelor of Arts and Design (Honours)

Publications

  • 2023
    Genre-savvy Protagonists in Queer YA Rom-Coms, Journal of Popular Romance Studies
  • 2022
    From Painters to Pirates: A Study of Non-binary Protagonists in Young Adult Fiction, The International Journal of Young Adult Literature
  • 2021
    Playing with Genre and Queer Narrative in the Novels of Malinda Lo, The International Journal of Young Adult Literature
  • 2020
    Queer Allegory and Queer Actuality in Every Heart a Doorway , Writing From Below
  • 2019
    Let’s Talk About Love, Tash Hearts Tolstoy, and the Asexual Coming-of-Age Story, RoundTable
  • 2019
    The Butterfly Effect: Player Agency and Trope Subversion in Life is Strange and Until Dawn, c i n d e r