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Patricia Phillippy
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| Born | 1960  |
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| Website | https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/persons/phillippy-phillippy |
Patricia Berrahou Phillippy (born in 1960) is a well-known expert in English literature and culture from the early modern period. This time in history includes the years from about 1500 to 1800. She is especially interested in how people thought about gender and who they were during these times.
Professor Phillippy is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. This means she is recognized for her important work in history. She works as a Professor at Coventry University in the UK.
Education and Early Studies
Patricia Phillippy studied at Johns Hopkins University, where she earned two degrees: a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and a Master of Arts (MA). These are university degrees that show you have completed a certain level of study.
Later, she went to Yale University and earned her PhD in 1988. A PhD is the highest university degree you can get. Her special research project for her PhD was called Love's Remedies: Palinodic Discourse in Renaissance Literature.
Academic Career
Professor Phillippy started her teaching career at Texas A&M University in 1989. She taught there for over 20 years, becoming a full Professor.
In 2010, she moved to Kingston University. She also became a Senior Editor for the Sixteenth Century Journal in 2012. This is an important magazine that publishes articles about the 1500s.
Research and Publications
Professor Phillippy received a special grant called a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship. This helped her write her book, Shaping Remembrance from Shakespeare to Milton. The book was published in 2018 and explores how people remembered things in the time of famous writers like Shakespeare and Milton.
In 2020, she became a Professor at Coventry University. She gave a special talk there about memory and old documents. Her talk focused on the writings of Lady Anne Clifford, who lived a long time ago (1590-1676).
