Christian Kit Treadwell, St Catharine's
Course: ASNC
Supervisor: Dr Ben Guy
Dissertation Title: Arthur in the Marches: Contacts and Contexts of Arthurian Literature in Middle English and Middle Welsh
Biographical Information
Kit (he/him) is a PhD student at St Catharine's, working with Dr Ben Guy and Prof Richard Dance. He is researching Arthurian romance in England and Wales between 1200–1400, with a particular focus on gender and identity as manifested by telling Arthurian stories. He completed both a BA and MPhil in the ASNC Department, graduating in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
Research Interests
Kit's research interests focus on Arthurian stories, primarily through a historicist lens. He is interested in how the characters often confined to the margins (particularly Arthurian women) can be read as reflecting contemporary societal concerns. He also thinks about performance theory, translation theory, and the potential for pedagogy.
Selected Publications
Treadwell, K., ‘Maidservant ex Machina? Luned/Lunet in Ywain and Gawain and Chwedl Iarlles y Ffynnawn’, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 88 (2024), 69–96