Lynn Shutters

Lynn Shutters is an Associate Professor of English at Colorado State University (CSU), specializing in medieval literature. Her research focuses on representations of love, sex, marriage, and non-Western peoples in medieval texts, alongside emotion studies and medievalism. She teaches courses on Chaucer, Shakespeare, literary theory, and academic writing. Her current monograph project is Chaucer's Pagan Women.

Education:

• B.A., English, University of Virginia
• M.A. and Ph.D., English, New York University

Research Interests:

• Transhistorical comparisons of literary themes
• Queer and feminist critiques of medieval texts
• Cross-cultural encounters in medieval narratives
• Medieval reception of classical antiquity
• Emotion and affect in medieval writing

Her publications analyze topics like entrepreneurial medieval women (Chaucer’s Wife of Bath), queer readings of medieval quests, and cross-cultural marital dynamics. She served as a Thomas Mark Scholar (2018–2020) and co-edited A New Companion to Critical Thinking on Chaucer (2021).