Michael Lockett

Major Field

Curriculum Studies

Contact Information

Email: 7ml24@queensu.ca

Supervisor

Dr. Rebecca Luce-Kapler

Dissertation Committee

Drs. Sam McKegney and Lyn Shulha

Research Interests

• Metaphor

• Canadian Poetry
• Athleticism
• Creative Writing
• Empathy
• Absurdism

Previous Degrees

MA (English Literature - University of New Brunswick).

BA (Hons) (Mathematics and English Literature - Dalhousie University).

Select Publications (2011-2010)

Lockett, M. (2011). On Thrust and Momentum. ARC Poetry Magazine. Ottawa.

Lockett, M. (2010). Close reading: A synergistic approach to the (post)modern divide. Changing English. London.

Select Conference Paper Presentations (2011-2010)

"Collision and Resonance: Reconceptualizing Metaphor for Language Arts Curricula."
Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference, University of New Brunswick,  Fredericton, NB, May 2011.

"Struggle and (f)utility: Curricular Nihilism." (With Andrew Titus) Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, May 2011.

"Displacement Properties of Metaphor." 31st Annual Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice, Bergamo, Ohio, October 2010.

"Metaphor, Mathematics, and Ménage à Trois." Cosmopoetics Conference, Durham University, Durham, England, September 2010.

"Unlocking Literature: Incarcerated Learners' Experiences with Close Reading and Guided Writing Practices." (With Dr. Dennis Sumara) Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, May 2010.

"Curriculum of the Absurd." American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, April 2010.

Current Projects

“Writing and Marginalized Populations.” Directed by Drs. Dennis Sumara and Rebecca Luce-Kapler (SSHRC funded).  An exploration of identity and creative writing pedagogy with incarcerated men (August 2009 – present).

“Of Things Colliding: Metaphor’s Curricula” (working title).  Supervised by Dr. Rebecca Luce-Kapler.  A doctoral dissertation on metaphor and its curricular connections: what is metaphor, where does it come from, and what good is it? (January 2009 – present).