Dr. Nicole Sheriko

Biography

Nicole Sheriko is an Assistant Professor specializing in English studies with a focus on Renaissance performance culture. Her research intersects literary studies, theater history, art history, performance studies, and material culture. She investigates key questions surrounding the workings of theater and the roles individuals play within it, often exploring rare book libraries, museums, and reconstructed theater spaces. Nicole's writing encompasses various forms of theater including civic, court, and commercial drama, as well as processional performances and puppetry. She has a particular interest in medieval precursors and the afterlives of early modern drama, with a keen focus on Shakespeare's legacies. Currently, she is completing a book on the forms and interactivity of early English puppetry and editing a volume of essays for Early European Puppetry Studies. Her ongoing research also delves into animal performance, dragons, and clowning. Her work has appeared in prominent journals such as Shakespeare Quarterly and Studies in English Literature, and she has received awards from the Medieval Renaissance Drama Society and the American Society of Theater Research. Nicole's research has been supported by esteemed organizations including the Mellon Foundation and the Folger Shakespeare Library. She is a coming Yale H Lloyd Junior Research Fellow at Christ's College, University of Cambridge, endorsed by the British Academy.

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