Connor Byrne has Ph.D. in English literature from Dalhousie University, where he completed a dissertation examining depictions of the city in early twentieth-century British and American literature. His research interests include modernism, modernist literary theory, urban studies, and theories of everyday life.

Dr Byrne has taught widely in both English and Writing Studies departments at a variety of Canadian post-secondary institutions, including UBC’s School of Journalism, Writing, and Media. These courses have focused on academic and literary urbanism, twentieth-century African-American literature, technology studies, and science and speculative fiction. He has taught extensively within introductory courses in literary study, writing, and academic research.