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Kara McShane is an Associate Professor of English and Chair at Ursinus College, specializing in Middle English literature, Medievalism, and Digital Pedagogy. Her work bridges medieval studies with modern concerns like multilingualism, translation, and postcolonial theory.
- B.A., College of Holy Cross
- M.A., University of Rochester
- Ph.D., University of Rochester
McShane’s research explores how medieval authors conceptualized difference—race, class, gender, religion—and how these ideas persist today. She integrates digital humanities into teaching, including machine learning applications to medieval texts. Recent projects analyze travel writing, identity construction, and medievalism in contemporary media like Netflix’s Marco Polo.
Her collaborative work includes editions of medieval texts and interdisciplinary studies on cosmopolitan anxieties. McShane employs digital tools to reinterpret Middle English corpora, emphasizing accessibility and innovation in pedagogy.
