megg732

Hey, y'all! Thought I'd join you and introduce myself. I'm an early modernist working at the intersection of theatre and cultural studies with a particular interest in the history of science and medicine and women's studies. For ex. my master's thesis will be focusing on depictions of pregnancy in The Winter's Tale and The Duchess of Malfi read dialogically with early gynecological treatises and monstrous birth pamphlets -- essentially looking at how society's relationship to the female body changed as the Scientific Revolution got underway and anxieties around the performance of truth, both bodily and narratively. I'm currently trying to decide between two WS -- one that's period appropriate, ie on Shakespeare, but leans more towards theatre history, and one that's super topically appropriate but the period is a bit late. It's on gender performance in the myths of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, cross-dressing pirates from the early 18th century. That or I may decide to make myself crazy and try to whip out the chapter of my thesis on Winter's Tale much quicker than planned. I have a BA magna cum laude from a SLAC and am completing my Master's at a highly selective program right now. I conquered the GRE to my satisfaction a few years ago (166V/161Q/5.5AW) and am staying away from programs that require the Lit Test as I'm in Canada and have no feasible way to take it in the next two months. My list right now is Penn, Northwestern, UMD, UNC, UVa, OSU, Notre Dame, and Bama, but I'm looking to expand if anyone has any ideas!