Carole Levin, Director of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program and Willa Cather Professor of History, has received visiting fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England from July 6 to August 15.
She was nominated by Dr. Teresa Grant with the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance and the Department of English & Comparative Literary Studies.
“Professor Levin is the acknowledged world expert on Elizabeth I,” Grant wrote in her nomination. “Her presence on campus will appeal to all students of the early modern period, and the major purpose of her visit will be to focus on the opportunities given by working interdisciplinarily.” Levin’s candidacy is due to her role as director of an interdisciplinary program.
Levin will be involved with numerous events:
- Delivering a keynote paper on Elizabeth I at the main event in July, the Early Career and Postgraduate Symposium “Representing Sovereignty”
- Co-authoring the introduction to an essay collection that Grant and Levin will produce from the symposium
- Contributing during the roundtable discussion event “The Entertainment at Althorp”
- Introducing a showing of “Shakespeare in Love” and giving a talk about the representation of Queen Elizabeth
- Giving a Shakespeare talk “Female Sovereignty in Shakespeare”
- Delivering a masterclass for postgraduate researchers on combining history and literature when teaching and researching
- Giving a talk at a symposium in Venice on the significance of turquoise in Shakespeare and English Renaissance Culture.
- Running a workshop on getting ahead in the US job market for IAS fellows
- Offering drop in sessions and mentoring throughout the stay
The IAS was established in 2007 to enrich the University of Warwick’s research environment by hosting and engaging with international visitors – an opportunity that fits with the college’s own commitment to global engagement.
Levin said she was honored to receive the competitive fellowship. “This will be a wonderful experience and I am so looking forward to it. And I am so pleased to have the opportunity to collaborate with Dr. Grant on a number of projects.”
“Professor Levin’s fame extends beyond the academy,” Grant wrote, “so events open to the public will afford an opportunity for Warwick to demonstrate that it can attract the most high-profile scholars.”
