Professor Dr. Julie Orlemanski

Biography

Julie Orlemanski is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. She specializes in late medieval literature and is particularly interested in historical medical practices, embodiment, and the intersections of literature and science. Her notable work includes the monograph 'Symptomatic Subjects: Bodies, Medicine, Causation Literature Late Medieval England' which examines how bodies were conceptualized in literature before the rise of modern medical understanding. Other significant contributions include her editorial work on the 'Norton Anthology of English Literature' and her roles in journals like 'Exemplaria'. Currently, she is engaged in projects exploring Chaucer's portrayal of literary personhood and the theory of fictionality in medieval texts, contributing to contemporary debates in literary studies.

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