Jessica Apolloni

Jessica Apolloni is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Christopher Newport University, specializing in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of law, literature, and social justice. Her work spans early modern globalization, comparative literature, and women's studies.

• Education: BA in English Literature, PhD in English from the University of Minnesota

Her research explores the influence of literary texts on evolving legal principles, particularly in Shakespearean and early modern contexts. She has published in journals like Studies in Philology and Law, Culture and the Humanities, focusing on transnational law, communal justice, and legal metaphors in drama.

Recent work includes the book manuscript Violent Ends: Shakespeare and Comparative Law, examining the impact of literature on the development of modern legal concepts.

• Tidewater Faculty Fellowship (2023)
• Faculty Excellence Award in Interdisciplinarity (2022)
• Kara Keeling Book Award (2020)

Grants from Fulbright and the Mellon Foundation support her research. She mentors students in literary foundations, law and literature, and comparative approaches to early modern globalization.