“Herkneth What I Saye”: My ePortfolio
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Literature Review
The aim of my thesis is to develop critical approaches to concepts of gender, space and place so I can form a comprehensive comparative study between two medieval texts: Geoffrey Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde and Robert Henryson’s Testament of Cresseid. … Continue reading
Textualities ’23
On the 6th of April, my fellow students and I organised and held a conference. I delivered a Pecha Kucha presentation on Gender and Agency in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, which is relevant to my dissertation and will be … Continue reading
“Accidental Nashe”
Hello again, I’m here with a monthly blog update! This time, I bring thoughts on a fun, engaging seminar that I went to. I will be discussing Thomas Nashe: a prominent writer, pamphleteer and satirist in the Elizabethan era. That … Continue reading
#EditWikiLit, Wikipedia and The Democratisation of Knowledge
Imagine this scenario. Someone you’re talking to relays to you a piece of information that has you reeling. Not because it’s a personal, devastating piece of news. Or anything along that vein. You’re shocked because you wonder just where that … Continue reading
A ritual? For what?
On Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending a fascinating seminar that was informative and ultimately thought-provoking. Titled “Concealed Shoes, Concealed Meanings: Ritual in the post-medieval home?” and delivered by Dr. Ceri Houlbrook from the University of Hertfordshire, the contents of … Continue reading
Some thoughts on AI art
You’ve probably heard of DALL-E, or at least seen its capabilities. Released in 2021 by OpenAI, DALL-E operates as a form of creative AI. To put it in simple terms (my technological knowledge is also quite rudimentary, as a disclaimer) … Continue reading
Approaching Abjection: The Leper’s Body in Henryson’s The Testament of Cresseid
Abjection, or what we must thrust aside in order to live. Continue reading
Hello!
This is the beginning of my blog for UCC, “Werre and wrake and wonder”, a line extracted from the opening stanza of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I’m excited and a little nervous to start my adventures in blogging. … Continue reading