Prof Lesley Twomey

Professor

Department: Arts

Lesley Twomey is Professor in Medieval and Golden Age Hispanic Art and Literature at the University of Northumbria. She has published widely on the Virgin Mary in Art and Literature. She belongs to a number of European funded research groups, including

1. LITHACAT, ‘La literatura hagiográfica catalana entre el manuscrito y la imprenta’ (Universitat d’Alacant) and
2. project “La poesía de cancionero en tiempos de los primeros Trastámara castellanos: Texto, contextos, ecos y relecturas.” PGC2018-093619-B-I00 (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE).

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Lesley’s principal area of research are the history of Marian art, literature, and doctrine, as well as the nature of the sacred. She has also written books and articles on women’s writing (Isabel de Villena, Teresa of Ávila), and medieval material culture (textiles, embroidery, perfumes). Her current research project is ‘Elite women’s writing and the Holy Word’.

Key Publications

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The Sacred Space of the Virgin Mary in Medieval Hispanic Literature: from Gonzalo de Berceo to Ambrosio Montesino, Twomey, L. Feb 2019
Christ, Mary, and the Saints: Reading Religious Subjects in Medieval and Renaissance Spain, Beresford, A., Twomey, L. 25 Oct 2018
St Teresa of Avila: Her Writings and Life, O'Reilly, T., Thompson, C., Twomey, L. 10 Sep 2018
Spoken Word and Social Practice: Orality in Europe (1400-1700), Cohen, T., Twomey, L. Jul 2015
The Fabric of Marian Devotion in Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi, Twomey, L. 21 Mar 2013
The Serpent and the Rose: the Immaculate Conception and Hispanic Poetry in the Late Medieval Period, Twomey, L. 2008

Professional Activity

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Organising a conference, workshop, ...: IV Durham Northumbria Colloquium on Medieval and Golden Age Hispanic Studies 2024
Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Catherine of Lancaster and her context 2024
Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Third Durham-Northumbria Colloquium in Medieval and Golden Age Studies 2019

PGR Supervision

Jin Wang IDENTITY-ORIENTED BRAND POSITIONING: AN ANALYSIS DRAWING ON AN ETHNOGRAPHIC CASE STUDY OF A CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS ORGANISATION Start Date: 07/10/2014 End Date: 29/06/2021
Siqi Zhang An analysis of the Digital Music Industry in a Chinese context Start Date: 28/01/2014 End Date: 20/05/2021
Jill Dixon Decentralised Public Administration: A Comparative Analysis of Continuities and Variations in the Governments of Andalusia and Catalonia (1977-2015) Start Date: 10/10/2011 End Date: 25/01/2017
Sandra Elliott In his Nature To Be So: Holiness in the Life of Saint Aldhelm Included in Middle English Versions of Legenda Aurea The Golden Legend English Tradition from Manuscript to Print, with particular reference to the English Saints in Lambeth Palace MS 72 and Caxton’s printed edition Start Date: 07/10/2014 End Date: 02/11/2021
Song Wang Investigation into the process Chinese football club branding has followed in its development: A multidisciplinary perspective Start Date: 01/02/2016

Qualifications

Hispanic Studies PhD June 30 1995
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2003

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