Anna Riehl Bertolet

Anna Riehl Bertolet is a Professor of English at Auburn University's College of Liberal Arts, specializing in early modern literature and culture with particular focus on Shakespeare, Elizabeth I, visual culture, and material culture. She has authored multiple books and articles, including The Face of Queenship: Early Modern Representations of Elizabeth I, and co-edited significant collections such as A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen and Tudor Court Culture.

• Education: PhD from University of Illinois at Chicago
• Current research: Gendering of needlework in early modern England and Europe
• Academic leadership: Director of Core Literature Program, co-Director of Auburn Summer in London Program

Her research explores interdisciplinary intersections of cultural studies, literary criticism, art history, and gender studies. Current projects analyze the rhetorical dimensions of needlework as a gendered cultural practice. She has received grants from prestigious institutions including the Folger Institute, American Association of University Women, and English-Speaking Union.

Dr. Bertolet's recent publications examine material culture dynamics, visual representations of monarchy, and pedagogical approaches integrating creative projects. She has been recognized with teaching awards at both departmental and college levels, and actively incorporates embodied learning practices like yoga into her academic work.

• Scientific awards: Early Career Teaching Award (2011), Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award (2017), two Weinmann Fellowships (2015, 2018)