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James Mulder

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

Professional Memberships

  • Shakespeare Association of America 2017-01-01 - Present

    • Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

    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. (2025). Surviving Richard III The Queerness of Early Modern English Death: Figuration, Representation, Matter. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Mulder, J. Y. (2024). 'Mishapen Stuffe': Pleasure and Restraint in Marlowe's Hero and Leander The Kinky Renaissance. Tempe, AZ: ACMRS Press (Link)
  • Mulder, J. Y. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Adonis? Queer Shakespeare. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Publishing (Forthcoming)

    • Presentations

  • Mulder, J. (2025). “The Construction of Sexual Difference in Early Modern Medicine” Presented at the Bentley University Research Council Bentley Research Council Poster Reception Waltham, MA
  • Mulder, J. Y. (2024). “Premodern Sex, Gender, and Disability in Shakespeare’s Richard III” Presented at the Bentley Research Council Bentley Research Council Poster Reception 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

    • Reviews

  • Mulder, J. Y. (2020). Transing Gender: Review of Female Husbands: A Trans History. , (37) 4 18-19. (Link)

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Committee Member for Climate Creativity Lab - Present
  • Mentor (Faculty) for English and Media Studies Pedagogy Reading Group 2024-10-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for Faculty Advocacy Committee 2024-09-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for Strategic Planning Committee 2024-09-01 - Present
  • Faculty Mentor for Critical Reading and Writing Workshop 2025-05-15 - 2025-08-27
  • Committee Member for First-Year Writing Essay Placement Evaluation 2024-05-01 - 2024-06-30
  • Committee Member for Pierce Butler Creative Writing Prize Evaluation Committee 2024-04-01 - 2024-05-31
  • Committee Member for Barbara Paul-Emile Lecture Committee 2022-09-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for First-Year Writing Placement Essay Evaluation 2023-05-01 - 2023-06-30
  • Committee Member for Workload Audit, Measurement, and Equity Working Group 2022-09-01 - 2022-12-31
  • Committee Member for First-Year Writing Placement Essay Evaluation 2022-06-08 - 2022-06-24

    • Service: Public

  • Board Member for Musica Sacra Choral Ensemble Board of Trustees 2018-01-01 - Present

    • Service: Professional

  • Committee Member for Shakespeare Association of America Diversity and Inclusion Committee - Present

    • Service: University

  • Committee Member for Rainbow Awards Selection Committee - Present
  • Conference/Workshop Organizer for LGBTQ+ and Allies Book Club 2024-09-01 - Present
  • Conference/Workshop Organizer for Falcon Discovery Seminar Shared Experience - 2024-09-25
  • Committee Member for Rainbow Awards Selection Committee - 2023-10-16
  • Committee Member for Academic Integrity Panel - 2024-04-19
  • Student Organization Advisor for Bentley University Jazz Band - Present
  • Committee Member for LGBTQ+ Steering Committee 2023-04-01 - Present