Sarah Downey
Academic History
- Ph.D., Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, 2004.
Dissertation: Intertextuality in the Lives of St. Guthlac - B.A., Classics, University of the South, 1999.
Academic employment:
- Lecturer, Department of English, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2005-2007
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, 2004-2005
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, 2004-2005
- Instructor, Department of English, University of Toronto, 2004-2005
Summer Latin Instructor, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, 2001-2004 - Research Assistant, Dictionary of Old English, University of Toronto, 2000-2003
Presentations:
- "A Trio of Guthlacs: The South English Legendary Lives and the Guthlac Tradition'" 41st International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 2006
- "Why Bartholomew? Demons, Angels, and Saintly Patronage in the Lives of Guthlac," Canadian Society of Medievalists Annual Congress, May 2005
- "Excessive Fasting and the Old English Prose Life of St. Guthlac," 40th International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 2005
- "Qui frequentatur ab hominibus frequentari ab angelis nequit: The Tradition of St. Guthlac's Solitude," Sewanee Medieval Colloquium, April 2005 (winner of Colloquium prize for best paper by a recent Ph.D.)
- "Formulas in Felix's Vita Sancti Guthlaci," 39th International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 2004
Research interests:
- Classical and Late Antique tradition in Anglo-Saxon England
- Translation practices and theories in medieval Europe
- Medieval hagiography (English and Latin)
Teaching experience:
- Introductory and intermediate undergraduate Latin courses
- Intensive summer Latin courses for graduate students (Introductory and Intermediate)
- Medieval European cultural history Old and Middle English language and literature History of the English language
Contact Information
Sarah Downey
Lecturer
1203B McClung Tower
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0413
sdowney@utk.edu