Blaire Zeiders
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of English & World Languages
- BZEIDERS@augusta.edu
- (706) 667-4436
- AH E242
Education
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Ph.D., English Language and Literature, General
University of Wisconsin - Madi, 2013
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CERA, Medieval and Renaissance Studies
University of Pittsburgh - Pit, 2008
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MA, English Language and Literature, General
University of Pittsburgh - Pit, 2008
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BA, English Language and Literature, General
Bucknell University, 2003
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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ENGL 2121
British Literature I
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ENGL 4000
Studies in British Literature
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ENGL 1101
College Composition I
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ENGL 2122
British Literature II
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ENGL 1102
College Composition II
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ENGL 1102H
Honors College Composition II
Teaching Interests
My teaching interests include Arthurian literature, Shakespeare, History of the Book, Milton, and surveys of early British literature.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- History of the Book: Arthurian Books and the (Counter-) Reformation, 2023
Conference Proceeding
- "King Arthur's 'Lurking Carcass' and the English Nation": Embodying the State on Stage and Page in The Misfortunes of Arthur and A Mirror for Magistrates , 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- "Conjuring History: The Pre-Modern Origins and Post-truth Legacy of John Dee's The Limits of the British Empire", 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- "Mary Cheke Cecil" and "Mary Hill Cheke McWilliams", 2017
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
- "The Fowle Witch Sycorax as 'Hoope' in Shakespeare's The Tempest, 2016
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
My research engages with medieval and early modern Arthurian literature; theories of early modern English nationhood and religion; early print culture; and Shakespeare.
Department Service
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Speaking Shakespeare
2021 - Present
Role: Faculty Advisor
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Newsletter Committee
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Colloquia Committee
2019 - 2021
Role: Committee Chair
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Sigma Tau Delta
2017 - 2020
Role: Faculty Advisor
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Study Abroad Committee
2015 - 2019
Role: Committee Member
College Service
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Gateways to Completion
2018 - 2019
Role: Committee Member
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Task Force for the Pamplin Strategic Plan
2017 - 2019
Role: Committee Member
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Pamplin Faculty Council
2017 - 2019
Role: Committee Member
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Scholarly Activity Award review committee
2016 - 2018
Role: Committee Member
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Georgia Collegiate Honors Council conference
- 2016
Role: Other
University Service
Professional Service
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Sigma Tau Delta
2019 - 2019
Role: Reviewer
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Sigma Tau Delta
2019 - 2019
Role: Reviewer
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PKP
2018 - 2018
Role: Other
