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Grant Williams serves as Associate Professor in the Department of English at Carleton University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Holding a B.A. and M.A. from McMaster University and a Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario, his academic career centers on Renaissance literary and cognitive studies with particular emphasis on rhetorical traditions and commemorative practices.
Education:
- B.A., McMaster University
- M.A., McMaster University
- Ph.D., University of Western Ontario
Professor Williams' research explores the intersections of rhetoric, cognition, and material culture in early modern England through five primary lenses: Early Modern Rhetoric and Psychology/Cognition; Memory Arts and Book History; Fantasy, Imagination, and Interiority; Love Arts and Blazons; and Death Arts and Commemoration. His current tripartite project investigates Renaissance Blazons and Male Fantasy (examining body-part catalogues and gender ethics), Renaissance Love Arts (collaborating with Engel and Loughnane to extend their memory/death arts framework), and Exempla, Commemoration, and Ethics (studying moral narratives in humanist education).
His 2023-2024 publications reveal consistent engagement with Renaissance textual practices across diverse forms - from Sidney's sonnet sequences and Shakespeare's sonnets to Pulter's manuscripts and Renaissance drama. These works collectively examine how early modern writers manipulated rhetorical devices like blazons, exempla, and commemorative structures to explore psychological interiority, ethical dilemmas, and cultural memory within cognitive frameworks.
Professor Williams actively shapes graduate education through specialized courses including ENGL 6004: Approaches to the Production of Literature (The Renaissance Love Arts and Blazons) and ENGL 5303: Studies in Early Modern Literature (Shakespeare's Sonnets), where he integrates his research on image, memory, and fantasy into pedagogical practice. His scholarly activities include frequent presentations at major conferences including the Renaissance Society of America and Sixteenth Century Society.
