Ceri Fowler

Biography

As an undergraduate, Ceri studied English Literature at the University of Worcester (2013-2016), followed by an MRes in Early Modern Studies (2016-2017) under the supervision of Dr Andreas Mueller and Dr Sharon Young. Both her undergraduate and Masters dissertations explored issues surrounding sexuality, identity, and the body in Restoration literature, with a particular focus on masculinity and sexual deviance. In 2020, she embarked on a PhD at Keele under the supervision of Dr Rachel Adcock (lead supervisor), Professor Susan Bruce, and Dr Siobhan Talbott. Alongside her current research, Ceri also works as a freelance writer and as a library assistant.

Research and scholarship

Ceri's current research project is interdisciplinary, exploring representations of venereal disease and national identity in Restoration poetry, drama, travel writing, and medical literature. Broadly, her wider research interests concern the following themes in early modern literature: states of health, disease, disability, the body, sexuality, identity, gender, and queerness.

Teaching

• 2021/2022: ENG-10029 Playing Parts: Studying Drama and Poetry
• 2022/2023: ENG-10034 Texts and Contexts

Further information

Conference presentations:

• 'Collaborative Learning: Breaking Down The Barriers For Post Graduates At Conferences – A Case Study' – Presented with Helen Hopkins and Lucy Cooper at the University of Worcester Learning & Teaching Conference, 15th June 2017, University of Worcester.
• '"Excursions and Digressions of Nature": Manifestations of the Perverse as Bodily Corruption in Restoration England' – Presented at the University of Worcester Early Modern Research Group Postgraduate Conference, 28th April 2017, University of Worcester.

Collaborations and grants awards

• Undergraduate Scholarship Award, University of Worcester, 2014
• Undergraduate Scholarship Award, University of Worcester, 2015