Dianne Berg

Dianne Berg is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Clark University. Her research focuses on late medieval and early modern English literature, particularly examining literary representations of domestic violence, true crime narratives, and gendered political ideologies. Her book project, Pulp Non-Fiction: True Crime and Fake News in Early Modern England, explores the cultural significance of these narratives and their rhetorical consistency across centuries.

Her scholarly works have appeared in journals like Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation, and books published by Brill and Boydell & Brewer. Courses she teaches include Medieval Women’s Voices, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, and Pulp Non-Fiction: Representations of Domestic Crime in Early Modern England.

Berg received a Mini Grant from the Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities (2025). Her research bridges literary analysis with historical context, emphasizing how domestic disruptions reflect broader political anxieties. She investigates themes like eco-feminism, subversive language, and the household as a microcosm of state governance.