Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the fields of:
- early modern studies, particularly Shakespeare and Renaissance performance cultures
- age, childhood and gender in early modern literature and culture
- girlhood and literature
- early modern literature (especially drama) and civil unrest, including protest, riot.
Public outreach & key achievements
- Co- curator of (with Prof. Jennifer Duggan [University South Eastern Norway] and Asst. Prof. Lois Burke [Tilburg University]) and contributor to online exhibition 'Girls Transforming Texts' for the Girl Museum (2025)
- Co-organiser (with Prof. Fiona Magowan QUB) of Belfast Children's Festival Industry Event on Peacebuilding, the Arts and the Participation of Children and Young People (2024)
- Organiser of an event for children and young people at the Ulster Museum, ‘Discover Shakespeare’, as part of the British Council’s ‘Shakespeare Lives Across the Island’ programme (2016)
Research students
PhD Title | The Old Woman's Resolution: Female Aging in Early Modern Drama |
Name | Anna Graham |
Years of Study | 2023 |
Country | Ireland |
PhD Title | Post-Truth Shakespeare: Social Politics and Contemporary Theatrical Performance |
Name | Scott Russell |
Years of Study | 2023 |
Country | UK |
PhD Title | The Self and Self-Conscious Theatre on the Renaissance Stage |
Name | Lillie Arnott |
Years of Study | 2021 |
Country | UK |
Alumni: Where are they now
PhD Title | Hunger, Appetite and the Politics of the Renaissance Stage |
Name | Matt Williamson |
Current Position | Assoc. Prof., University of Inland Norway |
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- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
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- The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice