EDUCATION
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
MA, The Ohio State University
BA&Sc, McGill University
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
- Environmental Humanities
- Medieval and Early Modern Literature
- Animal Studies
- Literature and Science
- History of Material Texts
- Trans Theory
- Digital Editing and Archives
BIOGRAPHY
Aylin Malcolm teaches courses on literature before 1700 and the environmental humanities. Their book project, Every Living Soul: Literature and Zoology in England, 1100–1400, explores medieval descriptions of animals—from dogs to whales—in relation to reason, experimentation, and grief. Their other research interests include premodern astronomy, maritime history, and the digital editing of medieval manuscripts.
Prof. Malcolm is currently coediting two special issues on “Premodern Digital Ecologies” and “Medieval Trans Studies.” Their writing is forthcoming in Medieval Ecocriticisms, The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer, and A Cultural History of Nature in the Medieval Era. A complete list of their publications and digital projects is available on their website.