Wollock, Jennifer
individual record
Professor
Positions:
- Professor, English, College of Arts and Sciences
overview
My research interests include: chivalric literature and culture, Chaucer, the Bible, Arthurian literature, Robin Hood, Sir Walter Scott, Malory, early Yiddish language and literature and its connections to Middle English, and the ecological role of heritage languages, ballads and theater history.
education and training
- Ph.D. in English and American Literature and Language, Harvard University - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) 1981
- M.A. in English and American Literature and Language, Harvard University - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) 1977
- M.A. in Medieval Studies, University of Toronto - (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 1975
- B.A. in Medieval History, Harvard University - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) 1974
selected publications
Academic Articles6
- Wollock, J. G. (2022). Winner and Waster and its Contexts: Chivalry, Law and Economics in Fourteenth-Century England. ARTHURIANA. (2), 108-110.
- Wollock, J. G. (2021). The Emergence of Early Yiddish Literature: Cultural Translation in Ashkenaz. SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL. 52(1), 192-195.
- Wollock, J (2018). Middle Yiddish and Chaucer's English Considered as Fusion Languages. Leeds Studies in English. 121-133.
Books5
Chapters1
- Wollock, J. G. (2007). Medieval England and Iberia: A Chivalric Relationship. Bullón-Fernández, M. (Eds.), England and Iberia in the Middle Ages, 12th15th Century: Cultural, Literary, and Political Exchanges. 11-28. Palgrave Macmillan US.
Internet Publications3
- Wollock, J. (2021). Calls to cancel Chaucer ignore his defense of women and the innocent and assume all his characters opinions are his. - An article submitted to The Conversation
- Wollock, J. (2021). Chivalry is not about opening doors, but protecting societys most vulnerable from attack. - An article submitted to The Conversation
- Wollock, J. (2021). For the birds? Hardly! Valentines Day was reimagined by chivalrous medieval poets for all to enjoy, respectfully. - An article submitted to The Conversation
in the news
recent teaching activities
- ENGL203 Writing About Literature Instructor
- ENGL231 Survey Of English Lit I Instructor
- ENGL285 Directed Studies Instructor
- ENGL303 App Engl Stud: Ballad Trad Instructor
- ENGL313 Medieval English Lit Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Mitchell-Smith, Ilan (2005-05). Between Mars and Venus: balance and excess in the chivalry of the late-medieval English romance. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
j-goodman@tamu.edu
First Name
Jennifer
Last Name
Wollock
mailing address
Texas A&M University; English; 4227 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4227
USA