Participant Info
- First Name
- Alicia
- Last Name
- Spencer-Hall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- State
- aspencerhall@gmail.com
- Affiliation
- University College London
- Website URL
- http://www.medievalshewrote.com
- Keywords
- medieval history, medieval literature, hagiography, disability, media, social media, film, TV, technology, gender, sexuality, women
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
I specialize in comparative analyses of medieval literature and modern critical theory. As an expert in medieval hagiography, my work foregrounds interrogations inflected by contemporary visual, media, and cultural studies. Alongside this research strand, I work in the field of medieval disability studies, exploring representations of chronic pain in the Middle Ages in terms of contemporary crip theory.
My first book, Medieval Saints and Modern Screens: Divine Visions as Cinematic Experience was published by Amsterdam University Press in 2018, and is now available Open Access. Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography, a collection co-edited with Blake Gutt, was published in 2021. Shortlisted for the Transgender Non-Fiction award at the 34th Lambda Literary Awards, the volume is now also available Open Access. My second monograph, Medieval Twitter: Modern Media, Literary Criticism, and Medievalism, was published by Arc Humanities Press in 2024. The collection Disability and Sanctity in the Middle Ages, co-edited with Leah Pope Parker and Stephanie Grace-Petinos was published with Amsterdam University Press in early 2025.
I support pioneering research in medieval studies as Series Editor for two academic book series: Premodern Transgressive Literatures at Medieval Institute Publications and Intercessions: Sanctity in the Pre/Modern World at Arc Humanities Press. I am a seasoned and sought-after public speaker, including as an enthusiastic podcast guest, and enjoy collaborating with non-academic media outlets as an expert on medieval culture.
- Recent Publications
For all publications, see: https://profile.hcommons.org/members/aspencerhall/.
- Media Coverage
- For all media appearances, see: https://www.medievalshewrote.com/media
- Social Media
- aspencerhall
- Country Focus
- premodern Europe
- Expertise by Geography
- British Isles, England, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Western Europe
- Expertise by Chronology
- Medieval, Pre-17th century, 20th century, 21st century
- Expertise by Topic
- Disability, Gender, Material Culture, Religion, Sexuality, Technology, Women
