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| Kristi, gazing out over The Black Linn Falls behind Ossian's Hut (Scotland, 2011). |
I am a PhD Candidate in Medieval
Literature at the University of Rochester (in Rochester, New York). I
specialize in Middle English Literature, and am looking especially at issues of
gender, alterity, and identity formation. My dissertation, "The Perils of
Peregrination: Female Travel and Textual Authority in Middle English
Literature," focuses on narratives of female ocean travel. For this
project, I'm exploring medieval gender roles, female authorship, maps,
ocean studies, and intercultural contact. In addition to researching and
writing, I teach Freshmen Writing for the University of Rochester's College
Writing Program, and love to teach courses that focus on identity politics in
literature and film.
As my dissertation focuses on
travel, I try to travel whenever (and wherever) possible. Last Summer (2011), I
took an amazing trip across England, Scotland, and Wales and also travelled
around New England and took a trip down the East Coast. In past years, I have
taken a variety of journeys, including two different road trips across the
United States. Born in Alaska, raised in California, and living in New York, I
have come to appreciate the importance of location to my
identity as well as my research, and am always planning future trips.
While at home, I love to spend time
with my cats, Gringolet and Gamelyn, and my colleagues, friends, and family.
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