Phyllis Rackin
This event was a part of the Sophie Kerr Lecture series, and happened on April 4 at the Rose O’Neill Literary House.
Phyllis Rackin is Professor of English Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania. A past President of the Shakespeare Association of America, Dr. Rackin is the author of numerous articles on Shakespeare and literary theory, and of four books: Shakespeare’s Tragedies (World Dramatists, 1978), Stages of History: Shakespeare’s English Chronicles (Cornell, 1990), Shakespeare and Women (Oxford, 2005), and, with Jean E. Howard, Engendering a Nation: A Feminist Account of Shakespeare’s English Histories(Routledge, 1997). She co-edited another book, The Merry Wives of Windsor: New Critical Essays, with Evelyn Gajowski (Routledge, 2014). Recipient of the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, Dr. Rackin has taught and mentored countless scholars, including Professors Kate Moncrief and Courtney Rydel, here at Washington College. Her landmark accomplishments have been honored with the Phyllis Rackin Graduate Fellowship for Feminist Scholarship in the Humanities and the annual Phyllis Rackin Lecture hosted by the Penn Medieval/Renaissance Seminar.
Phyllis Rackin is Professor of English Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania. A past President of the Shakespeare Association of America, Dr. Rackin is the author of numerous articles on Shakespeare and literary theory, and of four books: Shakespeare’s Tragedies (World Dramatists, 1978), Stages of History: Shakespeare’s English Chronicles (Cornell, 1990), Shakespeare and Women (Oxford, 2005), and, with Jean E. Howard, Engendering a Nation: A Feminist Account of Shakespeare’s English Histories(Routledge, 1997). She co-edited another book, The Merry Wives of Windsor: New Critical Essays, with Evelyn Gajowski (Routledge, 2014). Recipient of the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, Dr. Rackin has taught and mentored countless scholars, including Professors Kate Moncrief and Courtney Rydel, here at Washington College. Her landmark accomplishments have been honored with the Phyllis Rackin Graduate Fellowship for Feminist Scholarship in the Humanities and the annual Phyllis Rackin Lecture hosted by the Penn Medieval/Renaissance Seminar.
04/11/2017
English Department Chair Dr. Kathryn Moncrief and Assistant Professor of English Dr. Courtney Rydel introduce their mentor, Dr. Phyllis Rackin
