Katherine Rowe
Katherine Rowe (Ph.D., Katherine Rowe (Ph.D., Harvard) teaches and
writes about literature and media change. Trained as a scholar of
Renaissance drama, she turned her attention to questions of media
history and adaptation. Her courses explore the history of reading,
writing and performance, from the Renaissance to the digital age. A
recipient of grants from the NEH, the Mellon Foundation, and the PA
Department of Education that support her work in media history, Prof. Rowe is Associate Editor
(responsible for the online edition) of The Cambridge World Shakespeare
Encyclopedia and currently serves on the Association of Departments of
English Executive Committee. She served on the editorial board of
Shakespeare Quarterly and has contributed to several MLA initiatives
including the MLA Ad Hoc Committee on the Structure of the Annual
Convention. She has longstanding interests in faculty development,
undergraduate research, and curricular innovation.
When she's not working, you might find Prof. Rowe on the frisbee field. For some years she coached the Sneetches, Bryn Mawr and Haverford's Women's Ultimate Frisbee team. She currently coaches the Lower Merion High School Girls Ultimate team, the 2009 and 2010 PA State Champions.
