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Marissa Crannell-Ash

PhD Candidate, ABD
Advisor: Thomas Devaney, Laura Smoller

Major Fields: Animal Studies and the West and the World
Minor Fields: Pre-Modern Monsters and Marvels and Animals in Early and Medieval Christianity

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Medieval history, specifically history of human-animal relationships, gender and sexuality, and animals and the law.

Education

MA, History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2015
MA, History, University of Rochester, 2018
BA, History, University of Minnesota-Morris, 2013
BA, Anthropology, University of Minnesota-Morris, 2013

Courses Offered (subject to change)

  • HIST 197:  Monsters in Western History, Syllabus

Selected Publications

  • Publications:
  • MA Thesis: “Utterly Confused Categories: Gender Non-Conformity in Late Medieval and Early Modern Western Europe.” Published in June 2015.
  • Presentations:
  • “Gender Non-Conformity in Late Medieval and Early Modern Western Europe.” Presented at the Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies 2015 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference. January 2015.
  • “Embodying Strategies of Resistance: Gender Passing in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe.” Presented at 4th annual Gender Matters conference, Embodying Praxis, Engaging Solutions at Governors State University, University Park IL. April 2014.

Honors

  • Slattery Fellowship, University of Rochester (2017)