Author Archives: Gisèle M. Baxter

“There is no such creature as  ‘The Vampire’; there are only vampires. Walter Kendrick emphasizes the formulaic stasis of a horror genre that responds monotonously to a universal fear of death, a genre reducible to an ‘apparently endless recycling of … Continue reading →

Updated September 22, 2026. If you want some pre-graduate school experience of writing for academic publication, consider undergraduate journals. They might carry less weight when you’re applying for post-graduate fellowships or jobs, but provide a valuable opportunity to publish while … Continue reading →

Updated October 2, 2026 Dr. Gisèle M. Baxter Honorary Research Associate Department of English Language and Literatures, University of British Columbia, 397-1873 East Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z1 Gisele.Baxter@ubc.ca Course Descriptions and Materials (legacy site; no longer updated) Teaching and … Continue reading →

Updated September 17, 2026 Welcome to a facsimile of my many-times updated academic website (first created in 1996 at Dalhousie University using html coding), where you can access current and recent course descriptions, as well as other useful information. The … Continue reading →