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Walter McCoy '13
English & Theatre
Hampden-Sydney has taught me to push myself. As an introvert, I may not be the typical H-SC student, but there is room for us all here.
Hunter Brown '14
undeclared major
Hunter enjoys Greek life and friends he has found in that group.
Kevin Anderson '12
Government & Foreign Affairs
My rhetoric professors have helped me improve my writing and speaking skills for the workplace.
Dr. Cristine M. Varholy
Associate Professor of English
Morton Hall, 116
(434) 223-6401
cvarholy@hsc.edu
Education
B.A., Wake Forest University, 1987; M.A., University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1993; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison, 2000.
Teaching and Research Interests
Shakespeare
English Renaissance Literature
Milton
Drama
Law and Literature
Most Recent Publications
"'But She Woulde Not Consent': Women's Narratives of Sexual Assault and Compulsion in Early Modern London." Violence, Politics and Gender in Early Modern England. Ed. Joseph Patrick Ward. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
"'Rich Like a Lady': Cross-Class Dressing in the Brothels and Theaters of Early Modern England," Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies 8:1 (Spring/Summer 2008): 4-34.
"Beyond the Comfort Zone: Attending to Student Resistance and Gender Dynamics in the Classroom" (workshop summary). Attending to Early Modern Women-and Men. Ed. Amy Leonard and Karen Nelson. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press, 2011.
"Sex, Lies and Inscrutability: Reading and Reconstructing Narratives of Female Behavior in Early Modern England and France" (workshop summary). Attending to Early Modern Women: Gender, Culture, and Change. Ed. Margaret Mikesell and Adele Seef. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press, 2003. 367-369.
Institutional Involvement
College Grievance Committee, 2010-present.
Honors Council, 2010-present.
Advisor, Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society, 2006-present.
Mentor to College Lacrosse Team, 2007-present.
Selection committee for Brown Teaching Award, 2009-2011.
College Lectures and Programs Committee, 2007-2010. Chair, 2008-2010.
College Athletics Committee, 2006-2010.
Campus Coordinator, Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Program, 2007-2009.
Honors & Awards
Maurice L. Mednick Memorial Fellowship, Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, 2008-2009.
Hampden-Sydney Faculty Fellowship Summer Research Grant, 2011, 2006-2008.
Professional Staff Congress-The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) Research Award, 2002-2003 and 2001-2002.
Family
Michael E. Simons
Daniel R. Simons