Modern Literature & Culture Research Centre & Gallery

MA student in Fashion at Ryerson University (2016-2018), Jaclyn Marcus has had a love for fashion and literature since starting her BA (Honors) in English Literature and Language at Queen’s University (2011-2015). During her undergraduate degree, Jaclyn took creative writing courses and was the Editor-in-Chief of MUSE Magazine. Operating from her MLC office, Jaclyn is an editorial assistant at the Fashion Studies Journal, co-edited by Dr. Ben Barry and Dr. Alison Matthews David and published by Ryerson University’s Centre for Fashion Diversity and Social Change as the first open access journal in fashion studies. Jaclyn’s Major Research Project, supervised by Dr. Irene Gammel, applies contemporary literary theory, fashion theory and identity theory to examine fashion’s impact on the friendships and social identities of young female characters, analyzing in particular Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Recent News

Julia Perus joins MLC

Julia Perus joins MLC

Julia is involved in exploring the modernist avantgarde, with a special focus on Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven.

Noor-E-Zahra Shah joins MLC

Noor-E-Zahra Shah joins MLC

At the MLC, Zahra is thrilled to immerse in research administration and communication.

Rediscovering West Chinatown

Rediscovering West Chinatown

Yifan Kong and Irene Gammel Publish a New Study on Chinese Canadian Heritage and Game Design.

Cat Chirvase joins MLC

Cat Chirvase joins MLC

At the MLC, Cat is thrilled about gaining knowledge of archives and preservation. She will be involved in our War Quilts project.

The Great War in Literature and Visual Culture

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The Great War in Literature and Visual Culture

Amid the unprecedented social change of World War I, women renegotiated their identities by dramatically changing the way they engaged with the arts. But how did they do so? And how did everyday citizens engage with the war?
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

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Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, considered by many to be the mother of Dada, was a daringly innovative poet and an early creator of junk sculpture. “The Baroness” was best known for her sexually charged, often controversial performances.
Modernism in the World

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Modernism in the World

Recent research has departed from the Euro-centric and national view of Modernism to include approaches and methods studying Modernism across national boundaries and across different art forms to include fashion, dance, performance, technology, and visual culture.
Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Lucy Maud Montgomery

L.M. Montgomery is perhaps Canada's most important literary export. She was prolific writer of over 500 short stories and poems, and twenty novels, including the beloved Anne of Green Gables.
Canadian Modernism

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Canadian Modernism

The works of numerous Canadian authors who lived during the modernist era may well constitute the most central and experimental articulation of Canadian modernism in prose, allowing authors to stage cross-cultural, controversial, and even conflicted identities.
Modernist Biography and Life Writing

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Modernist Biography and Life Writing

Life writing, including autobiographical accounts, diaries, letters and testimonials written or told by women and men whose political, literary or philosophical purposes are central to their lives, has become a standard tool for communication and the dissemination of information.