Hannah Korell

Hannah Korell (PhD, McGill University) is an Assistant Professor of pre-1800 British literature in the Department of Humanities and affiliated faculty in the Women's and Gender Studies program. Her research studies how the intersections of religion and horror are shaped by cultural discourses surrounding gender, race, and sexuality in early modern literature and drama.

At UW-P, Dr. Korell teaches courses such as:

• Shakespeare on Page, Stage, and Screen

• Medieval and Renaissance Literature (Monsters, Witches, and Demons)

• Classical Mythology

• 18th C British Literature (Sex, Scandal, & Romance)

• Horror

• The Romance Novel

• PhD in English Literature, McGill University

• MA in English, Purdue University

• BA in English and Theatre Arts, Alma College

• Horror on the Early Modern Stage: Nightmare on Thames Street, edited by Hannah Korell and Sheila Coursey. Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2026.

• "Griselda Fights Back: Converting the Prodigal Husband in The London Prodigal." Early Theatre, vol. 28 no. 2, 2025, p. 179-191.

• “Enter a Black Dog: Witchcraft as Racecraft in The Witch of Edmonton.” Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, vol. 22, no. 4, 2022, pp. 53–81.

• "The Devil You Know: Anti-Black Racism and the Mythologies of English Witchcraft." Shakespeare Studies, vol. 51, 2022, pp. 111-118.