Teresa Grant

Professor Teresa Grant is a full-time academic at the University of Warwick, where she serves as Professor of Renaissance Theatre and Director of the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance. She is affiliated with the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies within the School of Arts. She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programs in English, Theatre, and Renaissance Studies, including the MA in English and Drama and the MA in the Culture of the European Renaissance.

• BA, University of Cambridge (1994)
• MA, University of London (1997)
• PhD, University of Cambridge (2001)
• PGCHE, University of Liverpool (2003)
• SFHEA (2023)

Her research centers on early modern drama, particularly the works of James Shirley and the performance of classical traditions on the English stage. She has significant interests in early modern animals, staging practices, and ecocritical approaches to Renaissance literature. Her scholarship bridges textual editing, performance theory, and cultural history.

The most recent publications show a strong trend in animal studies within early modern theatre, genre analysis, and editorial scholarship. Her work on James Shirley, Ben Jonson, and Mary Tudor reflects deep engagement with both canonical and marginal figures in Renaissance drama. The keywords across her articles emphasize literature, theatre, Renaissance studies, cultural history, and animal representation, with sub-fields revealing expertise in staging, genre, classical reception, and editorial practice.

She has not received any listed scientific awards or fellowships, but her editorial roles—such as General Editor of The Complete Works of James Shirley—indicate high scholarly recognition.

Professor Grant actively supervises both MA and PhD students, with past and current advisees working on James Shirley, Restoration drama, Caroline pageantry, pirate printers, and the afterlife of Queen Elizabeth. She has also secured collaborative research opportunities, such as co-running the Warwick/QMUL Classical Reception Research Network. While specific grants are not listed, her editorial projects and leadership roles suggest involvement in funded academic initiatives.

She is a key member of the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance and contributes to interdisciplinary research teams focused on classical reception and early modern performance. Her teaching includes specialized modules such as The Development of English Drama 1558–1659 and Early Modern Ecologies, and she convenes MA programs, demonstrating leadership in curriculum development and academic mentorship.