Chloe Newman, King's

Biographical Information

I graduated with a BA in English with Year in Computer Science from the University of Birmingham, where I received the Geoffrey Shepherd Prize for outstanding contribution in the field of Medieval Studies. Following this, I stayed at Birmingham to undertake an MRes in Medieval History (with a specialisation in literature), completing a thesis titled 'Insular Imaginings: Weather in Middle English and Older Scots Alexander Romance' (supervised by Dr Victoria Flood).

My doctoral research is generously funded by the Judith E Wilson studentship.

Research Interests

Ecocriticism; plant humanities; medieval travel literature; economic history; digital/computational humanities.

Selected Publications

'Scottish Spaces and Paradisial Weathers: Writing Environment in Sir Gilbert Hay's Buik of King Alexander the Conquerour', The Chaucer Review (Forthcoming)

'[Book Review] Moser, Keith, and K Zelaya (eds.), The Metaphor of the Monster: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding the Monstrous Other in Literature', Limina, 28.2 (2023).

Conference Papers

'Locating Landscapes: Writing Environment in Sir Gilbert Hay's Buik of Alexander the Conquerour', Leeds IMC, as part of Medieval Ecocriticisms II Panel (2025).

'Weathering the Storm: The Place of Emotion in The Wars of Alexander', Emotions and Space in Medieval Insular romance (2025).

'Locating Weatherscapes: Writing Environment in Sir Gilbert Hay's Buik of King Alexander the Conquerour', Crossing Borders Symposium (2024).

'Weathering Fate in the Buik of King Alexander the Conquerour', Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group Annual Conference: Fate and Fortune (2023).

'From the Storm: The Figure of Alexander the Great in Middle English Literary Imaginings', University of Birmingham's School of History and Cultures Postgraduate Research Conference: Culture, Power, and Identity (2023).