Folger Fellows

Folger Fellow Renée Bricker uses the senses as a way to explore life during the reign of Elizabeth I.

Folger Fellow Kasie Alt explores Eva Maria Garrick’s role in the landscaping of their Hampton estate.

An interview with Dr. Debapriya Sarkar and an excerpt from her 2023 book, Possible Knowledge: The Literary Forms of Early Modern Science.

Folger Fellow Javier Patiño Loira explores early modern concerns about nature and extinction.

Folger Fellow Justin Roberts explores the appearance of torture instruments in 17th century workhouses.

Folger Fellow Rabia Gregory looks at the use of baking molds with Christian imagery.

Chris Blakley examines “ship fever”, the Black Hole of Calcutta, and the links to present-day ideas about race, racism, and racist policies that play a role in determining healthcare outcomes.

Artistic Research Fellow Jacklyn Brickman explores Shakespeare, patterns, and the invasive starling species using AI.

Folger Fellow Adrian Finucane explores issues of captivity in John Smith’s writing.

Artist Eva Rocha’s multimedia work investigates processes of dehumanization and in this post she looks at early colonial depictions of “Original Peoples”.

Simon Newman examines the use of the name “Othello” given to enslaved people on both sides of the Atlantic.

Folger Fellow Désha Osborne looks at Horace Twiss’s early 19th century play The Carib Chief.