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Claire Walker is an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide, affiliated with the School of Humanities. Her research focuses on early modern religious history, particularly English Catholic convents, emotional expressions in monastic life, and the intersection of gender, politics, and spirituality in Europe from 1100–1800. She has published extensively on topics such as monastic exile, embodied devotion, and the role of nuns in political and intellectual networks.
Her work integrates historical analysis with interdisciplinary approaches, examining how religious communities navigated persecution, cultural shifts, and geopolitical changes. Notable themes include the material culture of relics, the rhetoric of emotion in sermons, and the socio-political agency of cloistered women. Walker has contributed to special journal issues and edited volumes, including Religious Devotion, Gender and the Body in Europe (2020).
Awards and grants are not explicitly listed in the provided texts, but her research has been featured in peer-reviewed journals and conference papers. She has advised on scholarly projects related to early modern English religious history, though specific student names are not documented here.
Her current and future work continues to explore the intellectual and emotional landscapes of early modern Catholic communities, with a focus on transnational networks and the legacy of monasticism in modern contexts.
