I am a native of Virginia Beach. I received a B.A. in German Studies and Linguistics from the College of William & Mary in 2007. I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in Germanic Languages & Literatures at the University of Virginia, where I received my M.A. in 2009. I spend my free time planning adventures and feeding my voracious appetite for technology news.
The project addresses Gottfried von Straßburg's explicit critique of courtly society as observed through the lens of medieval legal paradigms and feudal culture.