Who I am:

I am an independent scholar and editor. My scholarly side is currently immersed in these projects:

The Metamorphoses of Bastardy (and Other Illegitimacies) from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance: a book-length study of the ways the concepts of bastardy changed from around 1350 to 1600, and the relationship those changes had to women.

“Hearsay and Gender in Shakespeare’s Plays”: an article-in-progress looking at the way our good opinion of several of Shakespeare’s male “heroes” is left to depend on the report of others, while our favourable perception of female characters is almost always confirmed by their actions.

“Contexts of Sir Orfeo”: an examination of the lingering influences of other tales from Ovid’s Metamorphoses on the Medieval version of “Orpheus and Eurydice.”

Betrayal and Treason in “Wynnere and Wastoure”



My inner editor is occupied with the University of California at Berkeley Extension’s Professional Sequence in Editing and with starting a freelance editing business.

Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:

http://independent.academia.edu/RuthFeiertag

www.linkedin.com/pub/ruth-feiertag/55/6a5/319

http://ncis.academia.edu/RuthFeiertag

Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:

Contributor. Medieval Manuscripts in the Norlin Library: A Summary Catalogue. Compiled by Julia Boffey and A.S.G. Edwards. Fairview, NC: Pegasus Press, 2002.

“Dear Sophie.” Fiction for Dessert, 6 May, 2010. Flash Fiction Contest, Honorable Mention. http://fictionfordessert.blogspot.com/.

“Wonder Regained.” The Independent Scholar. January 2011. http://www.ncis.org/.

Contributor. Pay Attention: A River of Stones. Edited by Fiona Robyn and Kaspalita. Raleigh, N. C.: Lulu Press, 2011.

Contributor. A Blackbird Sings. Edited by Fiona Robyn and Kaspalita. Malvern, England: Woodsmoke Press, 2012.

Media outlets that I currently write for:

None

My writing is:

Poetry, Lit Crit

Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:

I do review books.

Services I offer to other writers:

I'm happy to read and exchange comments with other writers. I have worked as an editor, tutor, and writing coach.

My professional associations:

National Coalition of Independent Scholars (Awards and Grants Committee 2010)
Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship
Boulder Writers Alliance (Vice president, March-December 2011, and Public Relations Chair; Fomenter and Editor of the BWA E-Newsletter)

I found out about She Writes from:

I don't remember!