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Audrey Walton joined the University of Toronto from Columbia University, having completed her Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature. She serves as an instructor in the English Department's Core Curriculum. Walton's current book project, titled New Wine Old Skins: Vernacular Typology in Medieval English Poetry, 590-1390, examines the significance of sacred poetry in the construction of political and social identity within the English church, particularly focusing on England's conversion at the end of the sixth century and the flourishing of vernacular theology by the fourteenth century. This work not only contributes to ongoing scholarly conversations about sacred language and vernacularity, but also explores the structural similarities within important early English anthologies—both Latin and Old English—to shed new light on England's bilingual literary culture. Her research interests further delve into the networks and paths that enable the exchange of ideas across linguistic divides.
University of Toronto • Toronto
Instructor in the English Department's Core Curriculum.
Department of Sociology