Audrey Becker

Audrey Becker is a Lecturer in the First-Year Seminar program and Drama Major Advisor at the Residential College, University of Michigan. She holds a B.A. in English from Barnard College and an M.A./Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Michigan. Previously, she served as an Associate Professor of English and Modern Languages at Marygrove College and taught at Bowling Green State University.

• Education:
• B.A., English, Barnard College
• M.A. & Ph.D., English Literature, University of Michigan

Her research focuses on medieval and early modern literature, the history of the English language, and book history. Current projects explore mid-20th-century American medievalism and adaptations of pre-modern texts. She co-edited Welsh Mythology and Folklore in Popular Culture (2011) and investigates intersections between Renaissance poetry and modern music through her project Fear. Kiss. Love. Disdain: Modern Music/Renaissance Poets.

Since 2018, she has coordinated the Michigan Humanities Collaboratory. Beyond academia, she is a former professional singer-songwriter, winning the Tucson Folk Festival and participating in the Telluride Troubadour Competition.