Marta Cobb

Marta Cobb is a Teaching Fellow at the School of History, University of Leeds, and serves as the Senior Congress Officer for the International Medieval Congress (IMC). She supports modules at the Institute for Medieval Studies and organizes IMC's academic programs, events, and excursions.

• Education:
  • PhD in Medieval English Literature (University of Leeds)
  • MA in Medieval English Literature (University of Leeds)
  • MA in Heritage Management (University of Birmingham)
  • BA in English Literature (Brown University)

Her research focuses on late Middle English literature (e.g., Langland and Chaucer), medieval female mysticism (e.g., Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich), the historical portrayal of witchcraft, and medievalism in modern contexts. She also bridges medieval studies with popular culture, as seen in her media appearances and contributions to The Conversation.

Marta contributes to academic programming at the IMC and supports health histories and gender/sexuality research through affiliations with University of Leeds research groups.