Dr. Megan Bushnell

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Megan Bushnell is an early career researcher specializing in computational approaches to textual analysis, particularly within the realms of linguistic data and digital philology. Her academic background encompasses medieval literature, descriptive translation studies, corpus linguistics, digital humanities, and digital editing. She has a growing interest in Older Scots language literature, book history, and hypertextuality. Key contributions include her work on the Oxford Text Archive (OTA), where she assists in maintaining and developing a national platform for depositing linguistic and literary data. Bushnell also contributes to projects like Mapping Arts Humanities, which aims to visualize the research ecosystem of arts and humanities, and Unlocking English Portrait Miniature, focusing on the digital representation of miniature art from the 16th and 17th centuries. Throughout her career, she has engaged actively in teaching, with courses covering a range of topics from English literature to digital scholarly editing.

Research Interests

Experience

Research Assistant

2024-01-01 — Present

Oxford Text Archive • Oxford, England

Contributing to the development and maintenance of the Oxford Text Archive, supporting the growth of the national platform for literary and linguistic data.

Visiting Fellow

2023-01-01 — Present

Digital Humanities Research Hub, University of London • London, England

Engaged in collaborative research projects related to digital humanities.

Courses

Introduction to English Language and Literature Literature in English 1350-1550 Tragedy Digital Scholarly Editing Text Encoding Analysis Hypertext Text Alignment

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.