Maya Mathur

Maya Mathur is a Professor of English at the University of Mary Washington, specializing in Shakespeare and early modern drama, with a focus on intersections of Shakespeare, race, and adaptation. She is affiliated with the Department of English and Linguistics and has made significant contributions to pedagogy through inclusive course design initiatives.

• Education:
  • B.A., St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
  • M.A., University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
  • Ph.D., University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Her research explores how premodern comic forms contribute to race-making and examines the impact of intersectional approaches on student engagement with Shakespeare. She has published in journals such as Journal for Medieval and Early Modern Studies and Early Modern Literary Studies, and her work on teaching methods appears in edited collections like Teaching Race in the European Renaissance.

Dr. Mathur received the Grellet C. Simpson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2022) and co-led a university-wide learning community on Inclusive Course Design. Her current research includes analyzing Shakespeare’s adaptations in Anglophone popular culture and advancing pedagogical frameworks for Renaissance studies.