james.papoutsis@gmail.com

James Papoutsis (Ph.D., English, York) specializes in contemporary literature, American literature, and popular culture including comics and cartoons.  His recent teaching and research has focused on fantasy in literature and popular culture.  He is also a creative writer whose current work, a magical-realist novel based on the Greek diaspora, has been supported by a grant from the Canada Council For The Arts and a York CUPE research leave.