Dr. Anne Schuurman

Associate Professor

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Biography

Anne Schuurman is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Writing Studies at Western University. She earned her PhD from the University of Alberta in 2009, and her research primarily focuses on late medieval literature, particularly the works of Chaucer and Langland. Her scholarly interests include the religious culture of fourteenth-century England and the exploration of penitential emotions such as shame and guilt in Chaucer’s narrative poetry. She has contributed articles to notable publications including the Chaucer Review and PMLA, and is currently working on a book exploring the concept of debt in late medieval England. Additionally, she supervises graduate students with interests in Middle English literature, affect theory, emotion history, medieval mysticism, and medieval economic thought.

Research Interests

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
Application Checklist
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  • Two academic references
  • Sample of written work (15-20 pages)
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.