Jordan Ivie
Senior Lecturer
Jordan Ivie earned her PhD in English in 2022 from Southern Methodist University, where she wrote her dissertation on gender roles and the evolution of androgyny in early modern English literature. She has presented, and her work has appeared in journals like Restoration and Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies. In her writing and teaching, she is particularly interested in the work of female and non-binary writers, literary explorations of non-traditional gender expression, and dramatic practice.
Specialization(s)
- Early modern drama, early modern poetry, women’s and gender studies
Representative publications
“Homoerotic Sanction in Elizabeth Polwhele’s The Faithfull Virgins.” Restoration: Studies in Literature and Culture 48.2, 2025.
"From The Faerie Queene to The Amazon Queene; The Evolution of the Early Modern Amazon.” Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies 23.1-2, 2024.
“Margaret Cavendish's Alternative Natural Philosophy.” In Weaving Women’s Knowledg and Voices, edited by Simona Lorenzini and Deborah Pellegrino, University of Delaware Press, 2025.
“Suckling Devils and Strangling Babes; Witchcraft as Domesticity in Early Modern Drama.” In Magical Materials in Renaissance Philosophy, Literature, and Art, edited by Rebekah Compton and Donata Verardi. Agora & Co., 2022.