Publications
Dr. Diner’s writing reads like a love letter to unruly bodies everywhere. Her work flourishes in places where the personal, political and theoretical meet, greet and get off on one another. Recently, she’s been publishing autofiction that explores themes ranging from addiction and obsession to aging solo and poly in the city. She is very much looking forward to launching More Than a MILF: Sex and the Aging Female Body in 2026.
Most Relevant Publications
Literary
More than a MILF: Sex and the Aging Female Body, (Ed) Robyn Diner. (forthcoming, Off Topic Publishing).
“The Cougars of TikTok.” Sorry, Not Sorry, (Ed) Shawn L. Bird. Lintusen Press, 2025, pp. 69-76.
“Cuddle Me Outside.” Heavens to Murgatroyd, (Ed) Shawn L. Bird. Lintusen Press, 2025, pp. 71-74.
Hybrid
“Yo (White) Teacher Lady: Interrogating and Decentering Whiteness in the Classroom. (Dis)Comfort Zones, 2017. pp. 32-35.
Academic
Bodies of Irony: The Unruly Body, Feminist Performance. Concordia University, PhD dissertation. 2004.
“The Other White Meat: Princess Superstar, Irony, Sexuality and Whiteness in Hip Hop.” The Canadian Review of American Studies, Vol. 36, no. 1, 2006, pp. 195-220.
“Dress/Talk/Trash: Trailer Park Chic, Post-Punk Pop and My Body of Pedagogy.” Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies, Vol. 2, no. 1, 2006, pp. 21-40.
“12-Step Guide to Research and Writing: One Essay at a Time.” (co-written with Candis Steenbergen). thirdspace, Vol. 3, no. 4, 2004.
“Girls, Girls, Girls.” (co-written with Candis Steenbergen. The Graduate Researcher, 2003, pp. 42-51.
“Not-So-Exotic Indians: Irony, Identity and Memory in Spiderwoman’s Spectacles.” thirdspace, October, 2002.
“Things to Do with the ‘F-Word’: The Ironic and Unruly Adventures of Liz Phair and Courtney Love.” Canadian Women’s Studies/les cahiers de la femme, Vol. 20/21, no. 4/1, 2001, pp. 76-81.