Hello, I’m Elizabeth Brissey. I received my undergraduate degree and teaching certification from Francis Marion University and my master's degree and Ph.D. in English Literature from Auburn University. My research interests include medieval and early modern epistemologies, material culture, book history, and critical geography.
I believe that writing is rooted in how we experience the world. 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" was published in The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer (2024). My article "Navigating Kingship: Sea Power and Sovereignty in Gower's Confessio Amantis" was recently published in Accessus, and my article "Ordo societatus: Imparting Cultural Literacy via the York Corpus Christi Plays" is forthcoming in ROMARD.
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In 2026, you can see me present my work at the LXI International Congress on Medieval Studies. and at the VI International Congress of the John Gower Society You can also book an Ink Talk for your class, library, or archives.
