Deanne Williams

Deanne Williams, author of Girl Culture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Performance and Pedagogy, discusses the existence and participation of girl actors in medieval and early modern England. She explores the impact of girl actors in Shakespeare's portrayal of girlhood and highlights influential figures like Hroswitha of Gandersheim and Anne Boleyn. The podcast also delves into the creative productivity of girl translators and the connections between geography and girl culture.