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Jane Gilbert is a Professor of Medieval Literature and Critical Theory at the School of European Languages, Culture and Society (SELCS) at University College London. Her career spans roles including Junior Research Fellowship and College Lectureship at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge (1997-1993), before joining UCL in 1997. She holds a PhD in medieval French and English narratives from the University of Cambridge (1993), preceded by a postgraduate diploma in medieval Art History (Courtauld Institute, 1989) and undergraduate degrees in English and French (Cambridge, 1987).
- University College London (1997-present)
- Murray Edwards College (1993-1997)
- Courtauld Institute of Art (1989)
- University of Cambridge (1987)
Her research interrogates the intersections of form and translation in medieval multilingual environments, focusing on manuscript spatiality, affective consequences of literary structures, and cross-cultural transmission. Current projects include a monograph on Form in Translation (Boydell & Brewer, forthcoming 2026/27) analyzing Old French, Middle English, and Latin texts from 11th-15th centuries. She previously co-led the AHRC-funded Medieval Francophone Literature Outside France (2011-2015), resulting in the 2020 Oxford monograph.
Recent publications explore topics like Langtoft’s 'political songs', ars nova music’s classical reception, and manuscript materiality. Her teaching emphasizes comparative medieval-modern critical theory, classical translatio in medieval narratives, and cross-linguistic literary encounters.
Professional activities include AHRC event organization, external examiner roles at Reading, KCL, and Aberystwyth (2007-2015), and memberships in societies like the International Arthurian Society, New Chaucer Society, and Medieval Academy of America. She works with languages including Old French, Middle French, Middle English, and Latin.
