Jessie Krahn
Jessie Krahn is an emerging writer, editor, YouTuber, Elia scholar and PhD student in Cinema Studies at York University. Her SSHRC CGRS-D-funded doctoral research centers on authorship and social media.
Jessie’s writing has appeared in IDEAH, the Conversation Canada, The Malahat Review, The Dalhousie Review, and other venues. She currently serves on the editorial boards of five outlets.
Writing
Essays
University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities — “Awkward Beauties,” exploring anti-capitalist and queer theory.
The New Review of Film and Television Studies, short takes section — “Something in the Midsommar Air,” on Ari Aster’s filmography.
The Anime Feminist — “Powerful feelings, intimacy and sex in Joseimuke anime.”
The Conversation Canada — “Cancel culture: YouTube videos on ‘getting cancelled’ are now their own genre and have links to the past” (co-authored with Dr. Erin Keating).
Selected literature, exhibition, and film reviews
“Together review.” Take One Cinema Magazine. September 2025.
“The ‘haka party’ incident and the fight for Māori dignity.” Canadian Dimension, August 2025.
“York alumna’s debut poetry collection a feat of pensive playfulness” — Excalibur, 2024.
The Malahat Review no. 224 — Review of Full Fadom Five.
The Dalhousie Review — Review of (Re)Generation: the Poetry of Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm.
“Like Queer Animals — a bestiary of anthropomorphic creatures and poetry.” The Manitoban, 2022.
Interviews and other arts & culture writing
The Leveller — contributor profile here.
The Manitoban — contributor profile here.
Op-eds
“We owe Afolabi Stephen Opaso remembrance and action.” The Manitoban, 2023.
“UMSU Quiet on Palestine Because it Bungles Everything.” The Manitoban, 2022.
Peer-reviewed articles
“‘Breathe in for your vitality’: The breath as the nexus of meaning in Ari Aster’s Midsommar.” The New Review of Film & Television Studies, 2024.
(co-author): “Making Things Together: Collaborating and Mentoring on an OER Project,” IDEAH, 2023.
Editing
Newspapers
Copy editing, line editing, fact checking on comment (opinion, editorial, letters), Arts & Culture, News, Sports, Research & Technology, Features, and diversions in the Manitoban vol. 110 (2023-2024).
Literary Magazines
Copy editor, Seaglass Literary no. 15 and no. 16
Assistant Marketting Editor, submission reviewer (poetry, fiction, CNF, non-fiction), The Tabula Rasa Review no. 4
Poetry Editor, submission reviewer (essays, visual art, poetry), The Vermin no. 4
Peer-reviewed Journals
Editorial Assistant, Canadian Journal for Film & Media Studies, August 2025 – present, vol. 34, no. 2
Interviews and other features
Other media
Podcasting
I co-founded and co-produced Victorian Samplings, the podcast of the Crafting Communities project.
Recorded lectures
“Here Comes the Author: Exploring Authorship on Social Media” April 6th, 2023.
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