Katherine Allocco
Office Phone: 837-8482
Email: alloccok@wcsu.edu
Education:
PhD.
University of Texas at Austin, 2004
MA.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1997
BA.
Oberlin College, 1993
Teaching Interests:
Medieval Britain
Medieval and Early Modern Women
Women’s
Studies
Research Interests and Publications:
Dr. Allocco's research specializes in issues of gender, power and
authority in late medieval England and France. Currently, Dr. Allocco explores
these topics through studying medieval women, particularly queens and warriors,
in medieval books and art, and also in modern sources, such as comic books and
film. Her interest in these topics began with her studies of 13th and
14th century England and France. Her dissertation, "Intercessor,
Rebel, Regent: The Political Life of Isabella of France (1292/6-1358)" is a
political analysis of the avenues that royal women had to public power and how
they were able to use that power during the extraordinary circumstances of the
reign of Edward II of England. Dr. Allocco's dissertation is an unpublished
document. Any version available online or elsewhere is unauthorized and has been
distributed and obtained without the author's knowledge or consent. Her first
publishing project will examine medieval queenship and women's studies.
Dr. Allocco is chair of the Women's
Studies Program.
