Katherine Allocco
Warner Hall 214
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
Myth and Legend in Medieval Europe
Early Modern Europe
Women’s Studies
Research Interests and Publications:
Dr. Allocco’s research specializes in issues of gender, power and authority in medieval Europe. Currently, Dr Allocco explores these topics through studying images of 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 Dr Allocco’s dissertation is an unpublished document.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 be a collection of essays analyzing the depiction of medieval heroines in contemporary art and popular culture.
Dr Allocco is co-chair of the Women’s Studies Program and faculty advisor to CLIO.
