Claire Davis
First Name:
Claire
Last Name:
Davis
Email :
claire.davis@mail.utoronto.ca
Title:
PhD Student
Education:
MA, English Literature, University of Arizona
People Type:
Research Area:
Areas of Interest:
- Old English poetry
- material culture
- book history
- weaving as metaphor and construction
Program:
Cohort:
1st Major:
Languages and Literatures
1st Minor:
Manuscript Studies and Textual Cultures
Presentations:
“Weaving an Empire: The Lady of Shalott, Elaine of Astolat, and the Victorian Artist,” International Congress of Medieval Studies, May 2023
“Grendel's Glof and Monstrous Creation in Beowulf,” Southeastern Medieval Association, November 2022
“Sounding the Barbaric Warp: Weaving Motifs and Gendered Power in Beowulf,” International Congress of Medieval Studies, May 2022
“Sounding the Barbaric Warp: Weaving as Power Motif Across Classical, Anglo-Saxon, and Norse Myth," University of Florida Classics Graduate Symposium, February 2021
Administrative Service:
Student Executive Committee Treasurer, 2023-2024
