Dr Emily Buffey BA (Hons), MA, PhD

• PhD in English Literature, University of Birmingham, 2016
• MA in English Literature, University of Birmingham, 2010
• BA (Hons) in English Literature, University of Birmingham, 2008

I have been a full-time member of the Department of English Literature since 2016, the year I was awarded my PhD. Prior to this, I worked as a visiting lecturer and teaching associate across both undergraduate and postgraduate modules, and held roles within the University Graduate School and Admissions. Before joining the University, I worked as a public librarian. I was born, raised, and educated in the Black Country, and my early interest in English was first recognised at primary school by my deputy head teacher, Mr Baker, to whom I will always be profoundly indebted.

I teach a range of subjects in English literature, including modules on medieval and early modern literature, Shakespeare and children’s literature.

I invite applications from students interested in the literary cultures of the late medieval and early modern periods, especially projects concerning literary reception, manuscript and print culture, women’s writing, and questions of literary value and the canon.

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My research focuses primarily on early modern literary culture, with particular interests in women’s writing, poetry and drama, and the adaptation and reception of medieval genres in the early modern period. I have published a number of articles across these areas, and I am currently developing a book-length project entitled The Daughters of Procula: Early Modern Women’s Dream-Vision Poetry, 1580-1725.