Scott Thompson Smith
Assistant Professor
133 Burrowes BuildingUniversity Park , PA 16802
Curriculum Vitae
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- Ph.D. English, University of Notre Dame, 2007
- M.A. Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, 2001
- M.A. English, Truman State University, 1996
- B.A. English, Truman State University, 1992, with a minor in Medieval Studies
Professional Bio
Scott T. Smith has research interests in the intersection of legal and literary discourses in early medieval England and in the function of rhetorical ornament in vernacular and Latin writing. His book, Land and Book: Literature and Land Tenure in Anglo-Saxon England, was published by the University of Toronto Press in October 2012. He has also published articles in JEGP and Anglo-Saxon England and he has work forthcoming in Modern Philology and Mediaeval Studies. His work has also appeared in essay collections dedicated to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and to critical theory in Anglo-Saxon Studies. Smith is also part of the editorial collective for Graphic Medicine, a new interdisciplinary series on comics studies and medicine to be published by the Pennsylvania State University Press.
Smith's teaching interests include medieval literature, comics and graphic novels, supernatural literature, and horror.
Areas of Specialization
- Medieval Literature
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with particular interests in Anglo-Saxon literature and History of the English Language
- Book History and Textual Studies
- Visual Culture
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Medieval manuscripts, comics studies.
