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Matthew Poulter

PhD Candidate in Communication and Culture, York University, Canada

PhD dissertation research on weaponized sexuality in Japanese media. Academic background includes the study of Japanese popular culture, fandom and fan cultures, video game narratives and the illusion of choice, transhumanism, science-fiction, comics, and horror films.

Have presented conference pieces at the Shaking the Foundations Conference in Montreal and the International Conference on Games and Narrative at Waterloo University. Have also worked as a university lecturer on the subject of Japanese animation (anime).

Experience

  • –present
    PhD Candidate in Communication and Culture, York University, Canada

Education

  • 2014 
    Carleton University, Masters of Fine Arts (With Distinction) - Film Studies