Hello, I’m Elizabeth Brissey. I received my undergraduate degree and teaching certification from Francis Marion University and my master's degree in English Literature from Auburn University. I am currently a Ph. D candidate here at Auburn, where I teach, learn, and serve as Project Manager to 18thConnect.org. My research interests include Medieval and Early Modern epistemologies, material culture, book history, and critical geography.
As a researcher and teacher, I've sought to understand how writers represent the natural world, the built environment, the ordering of the cosmos, and their place within that grand scheme.
I believe that writing is rooted in how we experience the world, both cognitively and ideologically. This conviction has guided my research as I study intersections and homologies between the written word, its medium, its content, and its writer. It also orients my teaching, as I guide my students in lessons that emphasize metacognition, reflection, and collaboration.
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My dissertation focuses on representations of space and place in medieval and Early Modern literature, and my chapter on "Letters" has been recently published in The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer. In 2025, you can see me present my work at the Sewanee Medieval Colloquium and the International Congress on Medieval Studies. You can also book an Ink Talk for your English class or archives.