Emily Gebhardt

I am a historian of medieval society, spirituality, and politics. My dissertation focuses on fifteenth-century kingship in England, exploring how kingship was fashioned through the articulation of the ruler’s body in ritual, ceremony, and text. Some of my other projects examine the functionality of devotional texts and mnemonics, instances of political prophecy and usurpation, and the theatricality of public spectacles of violence. I also enjoy studying constructs and receptions of selfhood, identity, and the other.

I am currently in my fifth year in Duke University’s History PhD Program. This semester, I am Instructor of Record for a 200-level Medieval History survey course as I additionally continue to serve in my capacities as a Graduate Team Manager for Duke’s interdisciplinary program, Bass Connections.

EDUCATION

MA in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Columbia University in the City of New York

MA in European History 
Southern Connecticut State University

BA in History                                                                                                     
BA in Communications
Fordham College at Lincoln Center

AWARDS
Duke The Graduate School’s Dissertation Research Travel Award: Domestic, 2024
Duke The Graduate School’s Aleane Webb Dissertation Research Fellowship, 2024
Duke The Graduate School’s Dissertation Research Travel Award: International, 2023