Teaching
Dr. Merson has taught global politics at York University (Department of Politics; Global Health; Science, Technology & Society; Communication & Media Studies), University of Regina (Department of Politics and International Studies, Limited Term Appointment Assistant Professor 2019 – 2020), and McMaster University (Department of Political Science, Contractually Limited Appointment Assistant Professor 2021 – 2023).
Current Research
In the 2024 – 2025 academic year she received a York University Contract Faculty Research Leave award to write her current book on speculative fiction, global warming, and climate justice. The project includes archival research on Octavia E. Butler’s papers at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in California. This book manuscript Elements of Global Warming: Speculative Writing on Climate Action, Climate Denialism, and Climate Justice Epistemologies is under contract with UBC Press.
Publications
Dr. Merson is the author of Creative Presence: Settler Colonialism, Indigenous Self-Determination and Decolonial Contemporary Artwork (Published by the Rowman & Littlefield International Book Series 'Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions', 2020) and the editor and contributing author in The Art of Global Power: Artwork and Popular Cultures as World-Making Practices (Published by the Routledge Book Series 'Popular Culture and World Politics', 2020).
Academic Service and Professional Association Membership
Since joining the International Studies Association (ISA) in 2009 she has been an active member of the Global Development Studies (GDS) section and Feminist Theory and Gender Studies (FTGS) section, presenting her research as well as collaborating to organize numerous innovative events, roundtables, and academic paper panels on colonialism and decolonization. Emily was one of the founding members who collaborated to create the new ISA section on Science, Technology and Art in International Relations (STAIR). At the York Centre for International and Security Studies (YCISS) at York University, she was a Researcher (2007 - 2014) and a member of the Popular Culture and World Politics 3 Conference Organizing Committee (2010).
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD. Graduate Program in Political Science. York University.
Master's Degree - MA. Graduate Program in Political Science. York University.
Bachelor of Arts - Honours BA. Double Major in Political Science and Women & Gender Studies. University of Toronto St. George Campus.
Dr. Merson has taught global politics at York University (Department of Politics; Global Health; Science, Technology & Society; Communication & Media Studies), University of Regina (Department of Politics and International Studies, Limited Term Appointment Assistant Professor 2019 – 2020), and McMaster University (Department of Political Science, Contractually Limited Appointment Assistant Professor 2021 – 2023).
Current Research
In the 2024 – 2025 academic year she received a York University Contract Faculty Research Leave award to write her current book on speculative fiction, global warming, and climate justice. The project includes archival research on Octavia E. Butler’s papers at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in California. This book manuscript Elements of Global Warming: Speculative Writing on Climate Action, Climate Denialism, and Climate Justice Epistemologies is under contract with UBC Press.
Publications
Dr. Merson is the author of Creative Presence: Settler Colonialism, Indigenous Self-Determination and Decolonial Contemporary Artwork (Published by the Rowman & Littlefield International Book Series 'Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions', 2020) and the editor and contributing author in The Art of Global Power: Artwork and Popular Cultures as World-Making Practices (Published by the Routledge Book Series 'Popular Culture and World Politics', 2020).
Academic Service and Professional Association Membership
Since joining the International Studies Association (ISA) in 2009 she has been an active member of the Global Development Studies (GDS) section and Feminist Theory and Gender Studies (FTGS) section, presenting her research as well as collaborating to organize numerous innovative events, roundtables, and academic paper panels on colonialism and decolonization. Emily was one of the founding members who collaborated to create the new ISA section on Science, Technology and Art in International Relations (STAIR). At the York Centre for International and Security Studies (YCISS) at York University, she was a Researcher (2007 - 2014) and a member of the Popular Culture and World Politics 3 Conference Organizing Committee (2010).
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD. Graduate Program in Political Science. York University.
Master's Degree - MA. Graduate Program in Political Science. York University.
Bachelor of Arts - Honours BA. Double Major in Political Science and Women & Gender Studies. University of Toronto St. George Campus.