Georgiana Donavin
She/Her/Hers
FULL-TIME FacultyProfessor
English
Phone: 801.832.2371
Email: gdonavin@westminsteru.edu
Office Location: Foster Hall 407
Office Hours: M 12:00–2:00 p.m.
Degrees:
Ph.D. University of Oregon
M.A. California St Univ -Sacramento
B.A. California St Univ -Sacramento
About
Georgiana Donavin, PhD, is an expert on 14th century England and its trilingual literature. She is particularly interested in medieval methods for teaching composition, and her latest single-authored book, Scribit Mater: Mary and the Language Arts in the Literature of Medieval England, explores the Virgin Mary as a medieval Lady Rhetoric. Donavin views the Virgin Mary and other medieval theological concepts from a corrective feminist lens that reveals the power and position of many medieval women, a status that histories glorifying the reformation as a “renaissance” have sought to repress. At Westminster University, Donavin teaches courses in mythology, research methods, medieval literature and Latin language. She particularly enjoys mentoring students in ancient languages and in their own creative and scholarly projects. As co-director of a digital humanities project centered on the 14th century poet John Gower, she works to make the joys of medieval studies accessible to all.
Interests
Medieval studies, manuscripts and media, gender theory, and Latin language
Areas of Expertise
14th century England
