Ilse Schweitzer

Ilse Schweitzer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures at Michigan State University's College of Arts and Letters. She holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Western Michigan University and an M.A. in Medieval Studies. Her research focuses on Old English poetry, Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse literatures, examining themes of movement/stasis, home/exile, and death. She also explores environmental humanities and place-based writing.

Education:

• Ph.D., English Literature, Western Michigan University
• M.A., Medieval Studies

Affiliations:

• Advisory Board member for Medieval Ecocriticisms (2019–present)
• Advisory Board member for Environmental Humanities in Premodern Cultures (2019–present)
• Prior roles: Acquisitions Editor and Proofreader for Amsterdam University Press, Arc-Humanities Press, and Medieval Institute Publications

Her teaching spans First-year Writing, Medieval Literature, World Mythologies, and Environmental Humanities. Current affiliations include committee service in WMU’s English Department and Medieval Institute (2019–2020).