Abbie Fray is a PhD researcher studying affect, identity, and embodiment in late medieval English literature during times of transformation. Drawing on a framework of ‘affective dysphoria’, her project investigates the role of literature and emotion in destabilising understandings of medieval identities. She is part of the SNSF-funded project ‘Becoming Axolotl: Empathy, Simulation, and Embodiment in Medieval Narratives’, supervised by Prof. Dr. Annette Kern-Stähler.
Abbie is committed to advancing interdisciplinary approaches within medieval studies, and to situating the Middle Ages within contemporary critical conversations. She is equally passionate about fostering an inclusive, diverse, and accessible field.
Research interests:
Medieval Literature; Trans* and Queer Theory; Histories of Gender and Sexuality; Medieval to Early Modern England; Premodern Popular Political History; Affective Theory; Disability Theory; Cognitive Theory; Sensory Literary Studies; The Body and Embodiment.
