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Dr. Sarah Lewis is a Senior Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at King’s College London, serving as Interim Director of the London Shakespeare Centre. She specializes in early modern drama, focusing on temporality, gender politics, and family dynamics in literature and performance. Lewis holds a BA from the University of Leeds, an MA from King’s College London, and a PhD funded by the AHRC. Her research explores intersections of time, gender, and performance in Shakespearean works and collaborates with institutions like Shakespeare’s Globe and the British Library. She co-edited Family Politics in Early Modern Literature (2017) and authored Time and Gender on the Shakespearean Stage (2020). Lewis leads the Grasping Kairos research network, examining the concept of opportune moments across disciplines. She teaches early modern literature at all academic levels and contributes to initiatives like the CREATES Erasmus+ partnership. Her work bridges academic research with public engagement, including a globally impactful MOOC on Shakespeare.
Education:
- PhD in Early Modern Literature, King’s College London (AHRC-funded)
- MA in Early Modern Literature, King’s College London
- BA in English Literature and Language, University of Leeds
Research Interests: Early modern drama, time and temporality, gender politics, kairos (opportune moments), family politics, performance studies, and interdisciplinary cultural analysis.
Key Projects: Co-director of Grasping Kairos research network; co-convener of the London Shakespeare Seminar; collaborator on the Shakespeare400 quatercentenary project; Academic Project Manager for Shakespeare400 at King’s College London.
Public Engagement: Led the British Library/Shakespeare’s Globe MOOC Shakespeare: Print and Performance; speaker at KCL Shakespeare Teacher’s Day and Birkbeck’s ‘Shakespeare Teachers’ Conversation’ series.
