Outsiders in Horror with Brandeis University Professor Brandon Callender

Let’s learn about outsiders in horror, through fiction and film, with Brandeis University Assistant Professor Brandon Callender.

Brandon Callender received his Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 2020. He is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Brandeis University, where he teaches courses as varied as The Ghosts of Race, Vampires: Dark Fictions of Blood, Black Queer Literatures, and Black Joy. His writing, teaching, and research explore the intersections of black, queer, and horror studies. Callender has appeared as an expert guest on NPR’s 1A to discuss “How Horror Creates Meaning,” and has served as a recurring discussant at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.