Faculty

David Stern is a scholar of Jewish literature and its production from the post-Biblical period to the modern day, with a special interest in rabbinic and medieval Hebrew literature as well as the material history of the Jewish book. Among his many...

Xiaofei Tian is a scholar of medieval Chinese literature and cultural history, with a particular interest in manuscript culture, court culture, and the dynamic negotiations of medieval Chinese poetry and Buddhism, as well as late imperial and modern...

Professor Watson's research encompasses a wide range of topics including the history of mysticism and devotion, the development of English vernacular culture and theology, sacred biography and its audiences, and women's literature. He is the author of...

Dr. Wilson's research, writing, and teaching address medieval English literature, medievalism and reception, and fanfiction and fan communities. She also is interested in queer theory and the history of sexuality, critical race theory, and the history of...

Jan Ziolkowski's research addresses Latin language and literature in the Middle Ages, the medieval rhetorical tradition, and medieval poetry and poetics. In addition to his work as series editor of Harvard Studies in Medieval Latin, Professor Ziolkowski...