Simran Dhaliwal, Hughes Hall

Degree: PhD
Course: English
Supervisor: Dr Phil Knox
Dissertation Title: Queer Temporalities and Arthurian Reproduction

Biographical Information

I completed my BA (Honours) and MA at the University of British Columbia. I am currently in my third year of my PhD. My doctoral research is focused on queer readings of Middle English Arthurian romance. I am part of the committee that organises Cambridge's Medieval English Reserach Seminar and a member of the Canadian Society of Medievalists.

Research Interests

My interests include, but are certainly not limited to:

  • Middle English Romance
  • Continental Romance
  • Queer Medieval Studies
  • Intersections between feminism, queer theory, and postcolonial theory. 
  • Medieval Reception
  • Medieval Historiography
  • Nationalism and Identity 
  • Queer Temporality
  • Adaptation Studies
  • The Global Middle Ages

Selected Publications

Conference Papers

“The Green Knight’s Temporal Assimilation.” Middle Ages in the Modern World, King's College London, 24 June 2025.

“Queer Time and Queer Failure in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” Canadian Society of Medievalists Annual Conference, St. Jerome’s University, 7 June 2025.