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Cary Howie is a Professor of Romance Studies at Cornell University, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences since 2003. He holds a B.A. in Literature from Bard College and M.A./Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Stanford University. His work bridges medieval literary and religious sources with modern intellectual concerns, focusing on themes like embodiment, mysticism, and the interplay between academic and literary languages.
Research interests span medieval French and Italian literature, religion and sexuality, lyric poetry, and genre fiction. He explores questions about the body and soul through interdisciplinary lenses, engaging with texts ranging from Dante to Shakespeare, and Rutebeuf to Marie de France. His teaching emphasizes unconventional approaches, such as courses on 'The Art of Love' and 'On Difficulty,' fostering student exploration of underrepresented intellectual territories.
Key publications include Claustrophilia (2007), Sanctity and Pornography (2010, co-edited), and Transfiguring Medievalism (2020). He has also edited special journal issues like Romanic Review's 2023 'Solitudes' edition. His writing often reimagines traditional boundaries between disciplines and eras, emphasizing attention to marginalized aspects of medieval thought.
No academic awards are explicitly listed in the provided text. Teaching and research grants are not detailed here, but his work consistently engages with transhistorical and interdisciplinary methodologies, influencing both scholarly and pedagogical practices.
