James Mulder

  • Lecturer, English and Media Studies
  • Co-Coordinator, Bentley University Gender and Sexuality Studies Program
  • Ph.D. Tufts University

Professional Memberships

  • Shakespeare Association of America 2017 - Present
  • Publications

    Journal Articles


  • Mulder, J. Y. (2021). Ben Jonson's Orificial Comedy. SEL: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, (61) 1 65-84.
  • Mulder, J. Y. (2017). "Believe It or Not, This is Power": Survival, Revival, and the Superhero on Film. The Journal of Popular Culture, (50) 5 1047-1064.

    Book Chapters


  • Mulder, J. Y. (2024). 'Mishapen Stuffe’: Pleasure and Restraint in Marlowe’s Hero and Leander In Joseph Gamble and Gillian Knoll, (Eds.) The Kinky Renaissance. 39-60. Tempe, AZ: ACMRS Press Forthcoming.
  • Mulder, J. Y. (). Surviving Richard III In Christine Varnado and Lauren Shohet, (Eds.) Queering Early Modern Death in England. 20 pages. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Publishing Forthcoming.

  • Book Reviews


  • Mulder, J. Y. (2020). [Review of the book Transing Gender: Review of Female Husbands: A Trans History ]. Women's Review of Books, (37) 4Wellesley, MA: (Link)

  • Presentations

  • Mulder, J. Y. (2024). “Premodern Sex, Gender, and Disability in Shakespeare’s Richard III” Presented at the Bentley Research Council Bentley Research Council Poster Symposium Bentley University
  • Mulder, J. Y. (2024). “Conveying the Body: Trans Affect in The Revenger’s Tragedy” Presented at the Shakespeare Association of America Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting Portland, OR
  • Mulder, J. Y. (2022). “Surviving Richard III” Presented at the Shakespeare Association of America Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting Jacksonville, FL
  • Service

    Department Service


  • Mentor (Faculty) for English and Media Studies Pedagogy Reading Group 2024 - Present
  • Committee Member for Faculty Advocacy Committee 2024 - Present
  • Committee Member for Strategic Planning Committee 2024 - Present
  • Committee Member for Barbara Paul-Emile Lecture Committee 2022 - Present
  • Committee Member for First-Year Writing Essay Placement Evaluation 2024 - 2024
  • Committee Member for Pierce Butler Creative Writing Prize Evaluation Committee 2024 - 2024
  • Committee Member for Multimodal Communication Focus Group - 2024
  • Committee Member for English and Media Studies Department Retreat - 2024
  • Representative of EMS Department and GSS Program for Academic Exploration Day - 2023
  • Panelist for Falcon Discovery Seminar Shared Experience - 2023
  • Representative of EMS Department and GSS Program for Fall Open House - 2023
  • Mentor (Faculty) for Critical Reading and Writing Summer Workshop - 2023
  • Committee Member for First-Year Writing Placement Essay Evaluation 2023 - 2023
  • Contributor for Critical Reading and Writing Collection of Student Essays - 2023
  • Committee Member for Workload Audit, Measurement, and Equity Working Group 2022 - 2022
  • Participant for Critical Reading and Writing Assurance of Learning Assessment - 2022
  • Participant for First-Year Writing Placement Essay Evaluation 2022 - 2022
  • University Service


  • Committee Member for LGBTQ+ Steering Committee 2023 - Present
  • Conference/Workshop Organizer for LGBTQ+ and Allies Book Club 2024 - 2025
  • Conference/Workshop Organizer for Falcon Discovery Seminar Shared Experience - 2024
  • Committee Member for Academic Integrity Panel - 2024
  • Student Organization Advisor for Bentley University Jazz Band - 2024
  • Committee Member for Rainbow Awards Selection Committee - 2023