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Kaige Sellers (he/him/they/them) is a doctoral candidate in the Department of English at the University of Colorado Boulder. Before pursuing his post-graduate education, his work examined the theme of sexual 鈥榦therness鈥� in Victorian literature. His master鈥檚 thesis (鈥淭he Monsters of听Beowulf:听Examining Masculinity, Femininity, and Race in Maria Dahvana Headley鈥檚听The Mere Wife鈥�) marks an evolution in his academic interests, applying the same critical lens he adopted while studying Victorian literature to medieval discourse. With a renewed interest in sexual 鈥榦therness,鈥� Kaige鈥檚 current endeavors further examines the relationship between medieval discourse and queer feminism. Inspired by the works of queer feminists who came before him, his research seeks to answer several questions: does current academic discourse concerning medieval literature accurately represent the various voices of that time, or is it reminiscent of the limited forms of knowledge that are largely Eurocentric in nature? How do we frame, or reframe, medieval texts that allow for the re-imagining, or the re-telling (or, in some circumstances, the un-telling) of stories that authentically portray the marginalized lives of those both past and present? And perhaps more broadly: what is the true definition of monstrosity in relation to gender, sexuality, and race? What does it mean to be monstrous?
Kaige previously graduated with a B.A. in literature from the University of Colorado Denver and a M.A. in literature from the University of Colorado Boulder. A Colorado native, he lives in the mountains with his husband, Patrick, and four dogs: Jett, Irwin, Truman, and Benji. In his spare time, he enjoys painting, vegan baking, and anything related to horror (movies, TV, books, video games鈥� the list is endless).听