Department of English
Alicia Meyer
(she/her/hers)
Office Hours
summer 2021Zoom and phone appointments upon request.
Alicia Meyer is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English with a certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. Her dissertation project, The Bridewell Standard: Common Women, Race, and Justice on the Early Modern Stage examines the representation of poor women and maidservants in early modern culture.
Alicia is the Graduate Associate for Gender, Sexuality, and Women Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
Articles and Book Chapters
"Sovereignty at Bridewell Palace: Gender and Power in the Architectural Designs of Hans Holbein the Younger" Explorations in Renaissance Culture (2020)
"Portrait of a Young African Woman" Guest Author. The Collation: Research and Exploration at the Folger (2019)
"Entries for A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen, Exemplary Lives and Memorable Acts, 1500-1650" A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen, Exemplary Lives and Memorable Acts, 1500-1650 (2016)
"Women and Political Power in Early Modern Europe" with Carole Levin. Ashgate Research Companion to Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe (2013)
News & Events
2019/04/24
2017/11/09
2016/09/20