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Scott Gwara is a Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of South Carolina, specializing in Old and Middle English, Medieval Manuscripts, Arthurian Literature, and Heroism in Germanic Traditions. With a PhD from the University of Toronto (1993) and advanced degrees from Cambridge (1986-1990) and Yale (1987), he has held prestigious fellowships including the Marshall Scholarship and Schoenberg Database grants.
- Education
- PhD, Medieval Studies, University of Toronto (1993)
- MA, Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge (1990)
- BA, English, Hamilton College (1984)
His research bridges Medieval Manuscript Culture and Heroic Identity, particularly in Beowulf. He pioneered the use of digital databases like manuscriptlink for reconstructing disassembled manuscripts and has curated exhibitions on medieval book history. His work on Ælfric Bata’s Latin Colloquies explores bilingual pedagogy in pre-Conquest England.
Recent publications focus on fragmentology and manuscript provenance, including a 2023 article on Old English Riddles and a 2021 study of Henry Scadding’s Manuscript Bequest. His 2013 monograph Heroic Identity in the World of Beowulf remains a key reference in Germanic heroic studies.
Notable awards include:
- B. H. Breslauer Foundation grants (2007-2017, total $199,000+)
- Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award (USC, 2013)
- Beinecke Library Fellowship (2018)
As founder of the USC Studio for Book Arts and Southeast Association for Book Arts, Gwara actively promotes manuscript studies through education and public outreach. He has organized international symposia and served on committees for Phi Beta Kappa and Marshall Scholarship selection.
