Ilan Mitchell-Smith

Academic Profile

Academic Background: BA and MA in Medieval Studies (UC Davis and Fordham University), Ph.D. in English Literature (Texas A&M University).

Research Interests: Later Middle English chivalric romances, race, identity, nationalism in contemporary recreations of the Middle Ages, and medieval British literature.

Appointments: Associate Professor of English; Co-Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at California State University, Long Beach.

Publications:

• Articles on lesser-known chivalric romances, Chaucer, the Ashmole 61 manuscript, Disney Princesses, Dungeons & Dragons, and American nationalistic medievalisms.

Additional Contributions: Sponsors the Medieval and Renaissance Student Association and teaches courses on early and late medieval British literature.