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Courtney Parker is an Instructor in the Department of English at the University of Alabama. She holds a PhD from the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies at the same university, completed in 2022. Her work focuses on early modern English literature, gender studies, and cultural history, with notable contributions to the analysis of witchcraft and occult power in popular texts.
Courtney Parker's educational background includes:
- Bachelor of Arts in Theater and English from Huntingdon College and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
- Master of Arts in English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Brandeis University (2015).
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in English from the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies, University of Alabama (2022).
Her research interests are diverse and impactful, spanning several key areas in literary studies. These include:
- Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English drama and popular literature, with a focus on gender dynamics and occult themes.
- Analysis of John Milton’s works and their cultural contexts.
- Gender and sexuality studies, particularly in historical frameworks.
- Ghost stories and their evolution in early modern narratives.
- American Civil War literature and its socio-political dimensions.
Selected publications include her forthcoming article “Witchy Woman”: Reading Women and Occult Power in Popular Literature of Early Modern England, to be published in Boundaries of Violence (Routledge), and her PhD dissertation titled Women and Witchcraft in Early English Literature.
While Courtney Parker has not listed formal advisees or grants in her profile, her academic contributions are evident through her published and forthcoming works. She is actively involved in teaching and research within the Department of English, contributing to initiatives such as the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies. Her office is located at 202 Rowand-Johnson Hall.
