Jessica Oyler (she/her) is a PhD student in English at Boston College. Her graduate work concerns the intersection of literature and law within international movements for reproductive justice. Before starting her PhD program, she completed an MA in Literature and
Cassidy Allen is a PhD candidate in English at Boston College. She primarily studies contemporary Irish women’s fiction. She has presented on several topics at conferences such as NeMLA and ACIS such as writer Frank Yerby, Grace Kelly, and Sally
My research focuses on the consistent interconnectedness between colonialism, gender, and power. Specifically, I am interested in studying women and popular religion in the late early modern period, specifically after the pivotal Tudor reconquest of Ireland and the ensuing centuries