Jacqueline Petropoulos

Assistant Professor
Email: jpetr@yorku.ca
Jacqueline Petropoulos teaches undergraduate courses in all periods of drama. Her research specializes in contemporary Canadian drama, with an emphasis on women playwrights and Indigenous and diasporic writers. She is the editor of a critical anthology titled Linda Griffiths.
She has published articles and book chapters on African Canadian drama and women’s post-colonial writing in Canada. Her current research explores contemporary theatrical and transmedia adaptations of canonical authors such as Shakespeare.
Degrees
PhD, York UniversityMA (with distinction), Wilfrid Laurier University
BA, York University
Research Interests
Upcoming Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winter 2026 | AP/EN3370 3.0 | M | American Drama | SEMR |
Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/EN4143 6.0 | A | Plays and Counterplays | SEMR |
Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/EN2140 6.0 | A | Drama | ONLN |
Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/EN2140 6.0 | A | Drama | TUTR |
Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/EN3220 6.0 | A | Modern Canadian Drama | SEMR |
Jacqueline Petropoulos teaches undergraduate courses in all periods of drama. Her research specializes in contemporary Canadian drama, with an emphasis on women playwrights and Indigenous and diasporic writers. She is the editor of a critical anthology titled Linda Griffiths.
She has published articles and book chapters on African Canadian drama and women’s post-colonial writing in Canada. Her current research explores contemporary theatrical and transmedia adaptations of canonical authors such as Shakespeare.
Degrees
PhD, York UniversityMA (with distinction), Wilfrid Laurier University
BA, York University
Research Interests
Upcoming Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winter 2026 | AP/EN3370 3.0 | M | American Drama | SEMR |
Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/EN4143 6.0 | A | Plays and Counterplays | SEMR |
Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/EN2140 6.0 | A | Drama | ONLN |
Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/EN2140 6.0 | A | Drama | TUTR |
Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/EN3220 6.0 | A | Modern Canadian Drama | SEMR |