معرفی
Ardis Butterfield is the Marie Borroff Professor of English at Yale University, with courtesy appointments in the departments of French and Music. She specializes in medieval French and English literatures (13th–15th centuries), focusing on lyric poetry, word-music relationships, and linguistic identity. Born in Pakistan and educated in India and England, she holds degrees from Trinity College, Cambridge (PhD, M.A.) and the University of Bristol (M.A.).
Her research explores medieval manuscripts as sites of intellectual and social practice, emphasizing cross-disciplinary approaches. Notable works include The Familiar Enemy: Chaucer, Language and the Nation in the Hundred Years War (2009) and Poetry and Music in Medieval France (2002). She has held Leverhulme Research Fellowships and visiting roles at institutions like the University of Virginia and All Souls College, Oxford.
- Education:
- PhD and BA, Trinity College, Cambridge
- M.A., University of Bristol
Research interests include medieval lyric theory, Chaucerian nationalism, bilingualism, and the materiality of manuscripts. Current projects involve a new Norton edition of medieval English lyrics and a book on medieval song titled Medieval Songlines.
- Awards:
- 2010 Society for French Studies R.H. Gapper Prize
- Choice Outstanding Academic Title (2010)
- Leverhulme Fellowships (2003–04, 2008–11)
Leadership roles include President of the New Chaucer Society (2016–18) and co-founder of the monograph series Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture. She sits on the Executive Board of the International Network for the Study of Lyric (INSL).
