Assistant Professor
B.A. (Hons), Mount Saint Vincent University
B.Ed.. Mount Saint Vincent University
M.A. University of Ottawa
Ph.D. Western University
E-mail: Lisa.Templin1@msvu.ca
Teaching and Research Interests
Early modern drama and literature, including Shakespeare; early modern conceptions of gender and sexuality; early modern witchcraft; voices in performance; early modern women’s writing; contemporary drama; adaptations of Shakespeare; theatre and performance history.
Selected Conference Papers
“‘Oh, For a Husbande’: Misogynist Marginalia in a Seventeenth-Century Pamphlet.” Visual and Material Culture Studies Speaker Series, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB. 27 February 2024.
“‘Her Advocate to th’ Loud’st: Anger, Silence, and Female Solidarity in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale.” Shakespeare Association of America. 15-18 April 2020.
“‘Tongue-Tied, Our Queen?’: Courtly Eloquence and Female Alliance in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale.” Performing Arts Research Forum, Fountain School of Performing Arts, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. 13 February 2020.
“‘Golden Distraction[s]’: Marginal Allusions in Rachel Speght’s A Mouzell for Melastomus.” Public Lecture. McIntosh Prize Competition (Winner), Department of English and Writing Studies, Western University, London, ON. 16-17 May 2018.
“‘The Gods Will Find Thee’: Chastity, Consent, and Curses in The Tragedy of Valentinian.” Shakespearean Theatre Conference, University of Waterloo, Stratford, ON. 22-24 June 2017.
“‘In the Breath of Bitter Words’: Cursing, Femininity, and Power in Shakespeare’s Richard III.” British Shakespeare Association Conference. University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom. 3-6 July 2014.