Professor Dr. Jemima Matthews

Biography

Joining King’s College London as a Teaching Fellow in 2016, Jemima Matthews has taught various modules including 'Shakespeare Early Modern Drama', 'Early Modern Literature', and 'Marriage, Desire & Divorce in Early Modern Literature'. Prior to this, she was a lecturer at the University of Kent, Queen Mary University, and the University of Nottingham. Jemima completed her BA in English Language and Literature at St Anne’s College, Oxford, followed by an MA in Shakespeare Studies at King’s College London. She earned her AHRC-funded PhD focusing on the river Thames between 1550 and 1650 from the University of Nottingham. Her research interests include early modern literary geographies, early modern London, and water studies. She is preparing a monograph titled 'Habitat Habitation: River Thames 1550-1650' which challenges the divide between riverine texts and contexts. Jemima’s interdisciplinary research combines archival work with cultural geography. She is an active member of the Landscape, Space, Place reading group and has contributed to various seminars and workshops, including the Scribe workshop programme aimed at improving literacy in local primary schools.

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