Andi Schwartz is an Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at St. Francis Xavier University. She is a feminist scholar working at the intersection of critical femininity studies and feminist media studies. Her research interests include: femme identities, cultures, and histories; digital and popular cultures; affect and “softness”; post/feminism; and how femme theory intersects and engages with other fields of study. Andi has a PhD and MA in Gender, Feminist, and Women's Studies from York University, and a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University. Her academic work has been published in Sexualities, Punk and Post Punk, Feminist Media Studies, Social Media + Society, First Monday, and others. She is currently co-editing a special issue of Feral Feminisms with Dr. Shayda Kafai on the intersections of critical femininities, Mad studies, and critical disability studies. 

Recent Publication: Schwartz, Andi. 2023. “‘Any Cosmo Girl Would’ve Known’: Collaboration, Feminine Knowledge, and Femme Theory in Legally Blonde.”  Sexualities: 1-15. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/13634607231160060