Laura Beattie

Thesis title: The Politics of Community in Shakespeare's Comic Commonwealths

Background

Laura began her PhD at Edinburgh in 2014, after having completed an MA in English Studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin  and an MA (Hons) in English and Latin at the University of St Andrews.

Research summary

Laura's doctoral research focuses on the way in which the relationship between the household and the commonwealth is depicted in Shakespeare's comedies, considering the implications of such a relationship with regards to early modern political thought. Other research interests include early modern drama more widely and the early modern reception of classical texts and ideas. 

Current project grants

AHRC DTP Studentship 2015-17

  • "Exploring Communities of Trust in The Comedy of Errors", Shakespearean Communities conference, University of Portsmouth, April 2016.
  • "The duty of every good man': Citizenship, Community & Counsel in The Two Gentlemen of Verona', BritGrad conference, The Shakespeare Institute, June 2015.
  • "I understand her signs': Ekphrasis & the Male Gaze in The Rape of Lucrece & Titus Andronicus', Shakespeare 450 conference, Société Française Shakespeare, April 2014.