Degrees

M. A. English, Vanderbilt University, 2005
B. A. English and Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, TCU, 2003

Research Area

Early Modern drama and conduct literature
Women's speech and silence
Multiply signifying bodies and erotic relationships

Current Research

Dissertation:
Performing Silence, Performing Speech: Genre and Gender in Early Modern Drama

Current Courses

Fall 2008, English 100W: Reading Daily Experience

Current Positions

Center for Ethics Fellow
Graduate Instructor, Department of English, Vanderbilt University
Editor, Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, Vanderbilt University

Previous Positions

Social Co-Chair, EGSA, Vanderbilt University 2005-2006
Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, TCU 2002-2004

Professional Societies

Modern Language Association
Shakespeare Association of America
South Eastern Renaissance Association
South Eastern Medieval Association

Professional Honors

Newberry Library Consortium Grant, 2008
Graduate Travel Award, Shakespeare Association of America 2008
Gender Studies Certificate, Vanderbilt University 2006
Newberry Library Consortium Grant, Milton Seminar 2005
Phi Beta Kappa, TCU 2003
Departmental Honors in English, TCU 2003
Philosophy Student of the Year, TCU 2003
Wassenich Honors Founder's Award Medal, TCU 2001

Publications

"'What Once I Was, and What Am Now': Narrative and Identity Constructions in _Samson Agonistes_." JNT: Journal of Narrative Theory (37:1) Winter 2007. 1-26.

Biography

After doing time in an all girls' prep school in Houston, Texas, Miranda Nesler escaped to college, where she discovered the joys of coeducation. Three years later she decided that life couldn't reasonably be limited to drinking with philosophy professors and suffering in the crushing Texas heat, so she graduated with departmental honors from TCU with a BA in English and Philosophy and an assortment of eccentricities that prepared her for life in academia.

Miscellaneous

Volunteer Equine Advocates, 2008-
NBHA Barrel Racer, 2001-2003
Co-founder, People for Animal Welfare, TCU 2002-2004