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Christopher Highley

Department of English: http://english.osu.edu/

Office Information
558 Denney Hall, 164 West 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210
Email: highley.1@osu.edu
Phone: 614-292-1833

Office Hours:
Winter 2010: MW 11:30-1:00; and by appointment. Please email me for an appointment.

General Background:
Christopher Highley (Associate Professor) grew up near Manchester in the north of England. After studying English at the University of Sussex, he earned his Masters and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Southern California and Stanford University (1991) respectively. He specializes in Early Modern literature, culture, and history. Author of books: Shakespeare, Spenser, and the Crisis in Ireland (Cambridge University Press, 1997), and Catholics Writing the Nation in Early Modern Britain and Ireland (Oxford University Press, 2008). Currently working on an edition of Thomas Dekker's "The Whore of Babylon," a collection of essays on the afterlives of Henry VIII (forthcoming, Cambridge University Press), and a study of the material remains of Early Modern rulers. Service: 2009-2010 Member Arts and Sciences Committee on Curriculum and Instruction (CCI); Member University level Advisory Committee on the GEC (ULAC); Dept of English semester conversion coordinator; Dept of English Study Abroad Programs coordinator.

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