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Jill Havens is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Texas Christian University’s AddRan College of Liberal Arts. She also serves as Director of British and Postcolonial Studies. A scholar of medieval literature, her work focuses on Middle English texts, Lollard heresy, and medieval manuscript studies.
- University: Texas Christian University
- School: AddRan College of Liberal Arts
- Department: English
- Email: j.havens@tcu.edu
Educational Background:
- Ph.D., University of Oxford, England (1996)
- Master’s Degree, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
- B.A., Mount Holyoke College (1989)
Research Specializations include Middle English literature, late medieval manuscripts, and religious/devotional practices during the Wycliffite heresy period. Her scholarship analyzes textual controversies, manuscript preservation, and the intersection of language and religious identity in 14th- and 15th-century England.
Publication Trends reveal expertise in heresy discourse analysis, devotional object studies, and language politics. Key themes include manuscript materiality, religious dissent, and gendered perspectives in medieval texts.
Teaching Portfolio encompasses Major British Writers, Mythology, Chaucer studies, and advanced courses on medieval women writers and Arthurian legends.
