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Professor Dr. Elaine Treharne

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Biography

Elaine Treharne is a Welsh medievalist specializing in manuscript studies, archives, information technologies, and early British literature. She teaches core courses in British Literary History, Text Technologies, and Palaeography Archival Studies while supervising honors and graduate students in fields such as early literature, Book History, and Digital Humanities. Treharne is committed to providing a supportive, ethical environment for her students. Her current projects focus on death, trauma, manuscripts, and the history of writing systems. She has published extensively, including titles such as 'Disrupting Categories, 1050-1250: Rethinking Humanities Premodern Texts' and 'Perceptions of Medieval Manuscripts: A Phenomenal Book'. Treharne is the Director of Stanford Text Technologies and is engaged in projects that involve online digitization of important manuscripts. Among her many accolades, she serves as President of Teachers of Old English in Britain and Ireland and has held various fellowships and directorial positions at prestigious institutions.

Research Interests

Manuscript Studies Digital Humanities Early British Literature Book History

Experience

Professor

2012-01-01 — Present

Stanford University • Stanford, California, USA

Full tenured professor specializing in Early English Literature.

Visiting Professor of Medieval Literature

2013-01-01 — 2013-12-31

University of Leicester • Leicester, UK

Full Professor of Early English & Text Technologies

2007-01-01 — 2012-12-31

Florida State University • Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Awards

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G. L. Brook Postgraduate Award

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Arwid Johannson Medieval Studies Prize

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Alice Fey Exhibition

Courses

ENGLISH 198 ENGLISH 398 ENGLISH 399 MLA 375 ENGLISH 212 ENGLISH 255A ENGLISH 370

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program

Requirements

GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5

Prerequisites

Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming

Application Checklist

  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV

Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.