William Beattie
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Nanovic Institute for European Studies
- wbeattie@nd.edu
Will Beattie is a medieval studies Ph.D. candidate in Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute. His research on Old English apocalyptic literature explores early medieval cultures of preaching, textual adaptation, and the interplay between religion, politics, and identity. He is a co-editor of Nanovic’s Europe in the World platform and the Medieval Institute’s Meeting in the Middle Ages podcast.
Beattie’s dissertation examines the development of vernacular apocalyptic preaching in early medieval England, focusing on anonymous texts. He is interested in how the generic conventions of homilies and notions of authorship in the period intersect with Christian apocalyptic traditions.
Focus: Medieval English Literature and Religious Writing