Biography

Amanda is a doctoral student in the English department at UTK, where she studies mid-to late medieval and early renaissance English literature. Her research explores issues of medieval and renaissance women and religion, and explores the question of “what makes a woman good” or the opposite of “what makes a woman evil or wicked” in mid-to-late Medieval and Renaissance or Reformation England. Outside of this, her interests include Arthurian literature, Icelandic literature, witchcraft and demonology, morality and virtue, gender, and religion.

Education

Master of Arts, English, Clemson University, 2021

Bachelor of Arts, English, Southern Wesleyan University, 2019