Whitney Sperrazza

Whitney Sperrazza is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, specializing in early modern literary studies, histories of science, and intersectional feminist theory. Her research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to texts that reveal material and tactile histories, such as anatomical fugitive sheets and Hester Pulter's romance. She holds a PhD in English from Indiana University Bloomington, an MA in Humanities from the University of Chicago, and a BA in English from SUNY University at Albany.

Her forthcoming book Anatomical Forms (2025) examines poetry as a scientific tool in early modern women's writing. Recent publications include work on computational methods in Shakespeare studies, feminist formalism, and material practices in Robert Hooke's Micrographia. Her teaching integrates media archaeology and critical digital humanities to engage students with premodern texts.

Her research interests bridge literary analysis with scientific and material histories, emphasizing how form and materiality shape knowledge production. She advocates for feminist methodologies that challenge traditional disciplinary boundaries.