Julie Prior

Dr. Julie Prior completed her PhD in the Department of English at the University of Toronto in 2021. Titled “The ‘Silent’ Shrew: The Taming of the Shrew in Text, Adaptation, and Performance,” her dissertation explores how theatrical adaptation—from Shakespeare’s time, through the long eighteenth century, and into the present—paves pathways for social change.

Education:
PhD, English, University of Toronto
MA, English, Western University
BA (Honours), English and History, University of Toronto

Research and Teaching Interests:
• Shakespeare and early modern drama
• Eighteenth-century drama
• Gender studies
• Performance studies
• Theatre history
• Writing studies
• English for Academic Purposes

Courses Taught at OPSU:
• Shakespeare
• British Literature I, II, and III
• Analysis of Poetry
• I Liked the Movie Better (cross listed in English & Humanities)
• Freshman Composition I
• Freshman Composition II

Committees & Service: Curriculum Committee, Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Director of Training and Education, Board of Directors on the Council for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Member, Library Committee, Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Member, Council for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Faculty Advisor, English Students’ Association, Oklahoma Panhandle State University