Elizabeth Hanson

Elizabeth Hanson is a Professor of English Language and Literature at Queen's University (Kingston, Canada), affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Science. She holds a PhD from The Johns Hopkins University and has been teaching since 1989. Her research focuses on Shakespearean drama, early modern humanist education, and the socio-political impacts of neoliberalism on university governance.

• Education: PhD, The Johns Hopkins University

Research interests include the intersection of pedagogy and literary form in Renaissance England, with special attention to how educational systems shaped class dynamics and moral frameworks. She explores how early modern texts reflect tensions between institutional power (e.g., schools, universities) and individual subjectivity. Recent work critiques modern university structures through a historical lens, examining how neoliberal policies disrupt academic deliberation.

Publications span analyses of plays like The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Three Ladies of London, as well as archival work on Elizabethan school records. Her 2018 chapter on 'Normal School' theorizes the socio-emotional underpinnings of modern education systems.

• Awards: 2020 Lorimer Award (OCUFA) for faculty advocacy

Leadership roles include serving as President of the Queen’s University Faculty Association, where she negotiated labor rights and studied neoliberalism's institutional effects. No formal advising relationships or grants are listed in available texts, though her work intersects with curriculum design and educational policy debates.