1 Patrick C. McBrine - Classical and Medieval

CURRICULUM VITAE (2012) Patrick C. McBrine 122 South Orchard St. Wallingford, CT, 06492 Tel: 203-­‐‑392-­‐‑6743 Email: [email protected] Web: pmcbrine.com Citizenship: Canadian Marital status: Married, 2004 (Caroline Indrani Gupta) QUALIFICATIONS PhD Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, fall 2008 MA Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, spring 2002 BA English (hon.), Queen’s University at Kingston, spring 2001 BA Classics (hon.), University of New Brunswick, spring 1997 CURRENT POSITION Assistant Professor (Tenure-­‐‑Track), Southern Connecticut State University, 2010-­‐‑ FUNDING GRANTS Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Grant (CAD $57 000), 2003-­‐‑06 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (CAD $15 000), 2003-­‐‑04 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (CAD $15 000), 2002-­‐‑03 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (CAD $15 000), 2001-­‐‑02 OTHER HONOURS Dean’s Research Reassigned Time Award, 3 credits (SCSU), 2012 Dean’s Research Reassigned Time Award, 6 credits (SCSU), 2010 William Stuart MacFarlane Prize (UNB), 1997 Sir George E. Foster Scholarship (UNB), 1996 Montgomery-­‐‑Campbell Prize (UNB), 1995 Alumni Medal for Latin (UNB), 1994 University Special Undergraduate Scholarship (UNB), 1994 Edna White Prize in Classics (UNB), 1993 Robert Ellis Dieuaide Cattley Prize in Classics (UNB), 1992 1
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Dissertation: “The English Inheritance of Biblical Verse,” studying the transmission of Late Antique Latin poetry to England and the subsequent vernacular contributions to the genre in Old English, 2003-­‐‑08 SSHRC project: Ongoing research into the educational function of scribal glosses in manuscripts of Anglo-­‐‑Saxon provenance, 2003-­‐‑7 Research assistantship: Nota Quadrata, devoted to the study of music in the Middle Ages. Assisted in the preparation of an edition of the Ars notoria, a Medieval Latin treatise on musical composition and short-­‐‑hand, 2006-­‐‑8 Research assistantship: Dictionary of Old English Project. Proofreading entries and cross-­‐‑ references to Middle English and Latin texts. Also presented on “lemmatizing” to SSHRC funding committee, 2003-­‐‑6 Research assistantship: University of Toronto Press. Assisting in various aspects of book production, including book and photo research, 2002-­‐‑7 Research assistantship: Anglo-­‐‑Saxon Formulary Project. Assisting in computer-­‐‑based analysis of formulaic language in Old English. Beta-­‐‑testing of the program and presentation at the University of Western Michigan, 2004 UNIVERSITY-­‐‑LEVEL LANGUAGE TRAINING Classical & Medieval Latin 9 yrs (Toronto, UNB) Old English 10 yrs (Toronto, Queen’s, UNB) Middle English 5 yrs (Toronto, Queen’s, UNB) Modern German 3 yrs (Toronto, UNB) Classical Greek 4 yrs (UNB) Old Norse 3 yrs (Toronto, Queen’s) *Modern French 12 yrs Immersion (Public School, New Brunswick) TEACHING INTERESTS Latin Language and Literature Old English Language and Literature Classical Literature Middle English Language and Literature Classical Mythology History of the English Language Vernacular Responses to Latin Texts Schools of the Early Middle Ages Early Christianity and Literature 2
GRADUATE COURSES Medieval Latin (MA & PhD) Old English Biblical Verse Latin Paleography Old English Hagiography Medieval Latin Epic Anglo-­‐‑Saxon Riddle Tradition Medieval Allegory Poetry of Cynewulf Anglo-­‐‑Saxon Schools Vercelli Book Transmitting Poetry in the Middle Ages Bible in Middle English Old Norse Language and Literature Langland TEACHING EXPERIENCE (2003 to present)
Assistant Professor: LAT101: Latin Language and Literature, SCSU, spring 2012
Assistant Professor: EN512: Old English Language and Lit. (grad.), SCSU, spring 2012
Assistant Professor: ENG415: History of the English Language, SCSU, spring 2012
Assistant Professor: ENG510: History of the English Language (grad.), SCSU, spring 2012
Assistant Professor: EN580: Masters Thesis (x2), SCSU, spring 2012
Assistant Professor: EN310: Classical Mythology, SCSU, fall 2011
Assistant Professor: EN380: Chaucer, SCSU, fall 2011
Assistant Professor EN301-04: Literary Analysis/Critical Theory, SCSU, fall 2011
Assistant Professor EN301-05: Literary Analysis/Critical Theory, SCSU, fall 2001
Assistant Professor: EN580: Masters Thesis (x2), SCSU, fall 2011
Assistant Professor: EN325: English Medieval Lit, Southern Connecticut State U, spring 2011
Assistant Professor: EN514: Graduate Medieval Lit, Southern Connecticut State U, spring 2011
Assistant Professor: EN580: Masters Thesis (x2), Southern Connecticut State U, spring 2011
Assistant Professor: EN580: Graduate Chaucer, Southern Connecticut State U, fall 2010
Assistant Professor: EN 217: Introduction to Literature, Southern Connecticut State U, fall 2010
Assistant Professor: EN 112: Writing Composition II, Southern Connecticut State U, fall 2010
Assistant Professor: ENG488: History of the English Language, John Carroll, fall 2009
Assistant Professor: ENG311: Old English Language and Literature, John Carroll, fall 2009
Assistant Professor: ENG214-54: Major British Authors, John Carroll, fall 2009
Assistant Professor: ENG214-55: Major British Authors, John Carroll, fall 2009
Assistant Professor: ENG416: Undergraduate Chaucer, John Carroll, spring 2009
Assistant Professor: ENG312: Late Medieval Literature, John Carroll, spring 2009
Assistant Professor: ENG214-51: Major British Authors, John Carroll, spring 2009
Assistant Professor: ENG214-54: Major British Authors, John Carroll, spring 2009
Assistant Professor: ENG498: Norse Mythology and Eddas, John Carroll, spring 2009
Assistant Professor: ENG214-51: Major British Authors, John Carroll, fall 2008
Assistant Professor: ENG214-54: Major British Authors, John Carroll, fall 2008
Assistant Professor: ENG318: Old English Language and Literature, John Carroll, fall 2008
Assistant Professor: ENG488: History of the English Language, John Carroll, fall 2008
Instructor: ENGC30H3S: Topics in Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, spring 2008
Instructor: ENG204Y1Y: Old English Language and Literature, University of Toronto, 2007-8
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Instructor: ENGC29H3F: Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, University of Toronto, fall 2007
Instructor: Basic, MA, PhD Medieval Latin, Centre for Medieval Studies, U of T, summer, 2007
Instructor: ENG204Y1Y: Old English Language and Literature, University of Toronto, 2006-7
Instructor: MST 1000Y: Medieval Latin, Centre for Medieval Studies, U of T, summer, 2006
Instructor: MST 1000Y: Medieval Latin, Centre for Medieval Studies, U of T, fall, 2004
Instructor: MST 1000Y: Medieval Latin, Centre for Medieval Studies, U of T, fall, 2003
Teaching Assistantship: Biblical Literature II, U of T, winter 2006
Teaching Assistantship: Undergraduate Latin, Greek Tragedy and Mythology, UNB, 1995-7 RECENT CONFERENCE PAPERS
“Old Acquaintances: The Poetry of Bede’s Life of St. Cuthbert.” To be delivered at the
Congress for Medieval Studies, University of Western Michigan, May 2012.
“Aldhelm’s Use of Sedulius.” Delivered at the Congress for Medieval Studies,
University of Western Michigan, May 2010
“Poetic Renditions of the Lord’s Prayer in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England.”
Delivered at Ohio State University, Texts and Contexts, November 2009
“Interpretive Layers in the Primordia Gandesheimensis of Hrotsvit.” Delivered at the Fifth
International Medieval Latin Congress, York University, 2006
“Biblical Verse and Juvencus in Anglo-Saxon England.” Delivered at the Congress for
Medieval Studies, University of Western Michigan, 2006
“The Latinity of Sedulius and the Carmen paschale.” Delivered at the University of
California at Berkeley, 2006
“Formulas in Christ and Satan.” Delivered at the Congress for Medieval Studies, University
of Western Michigan, 2004
“The Journey Motif in the Poems of the Vercelli Book.” Delivered at the Symposium on
the Vercelli Book, University of Toronto, 2003
PUBLIC LECTURES
“Milton’s Inheritance of Biblical Epic in Paradise Lost.” Delivered at the University of
Toronto at Scarborough, 2006
“A Brief History of Biblical Verse in the West.” Delivered at St. Thomas More College,
Saskatchewan, 2007
ADMINISTRATIVE
Writing Across the Curriculum Committee (WAC): Southern Connecticut State U, 2011English Dept. Graduate Studies Committee: Southern Connecticut State U, 2011English Dept. Personnel (Hiring) Committee: Southern Connecticut State U, 2011English Dept. English Majors’ Committee: Southern Connecticut State U, 2010-
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English Dept. Library Liaison: Southern Connecticut State U, 2010Organizing committee: Fifth International Medieval Latin Congress, University of
Toronto; also organizer of the student sub-committee, 2006
Organizing committee: Annual Centre for Medieval Studies Conference, 2004
Organizing committee, Annual Centre for Medieval Studies Conference, 2003
Student representative: Centre for Medieval Studies Latin committee, 2003
Administrative committee: Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies Library, 2002-5 PUBLICATIONS 1. Published “The Journey Motif in the Poetry of the Vercelli Book.” In New Readings in the Vercelli Book. Eds. Samantha Zacher and Andy Orchard. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (November, 2009), 25 pages “Thematic Focus in Hrotsvit’s Primordia Gandesheimensis.” In The Journal of Medieval Latin, Vol. 17 (2007), 25 pages “Carmen Paschale” 5.20-­‐‑68, trans. In Judas Iscariot: The Definitive Collection of Gospels and Legends about the Infamous Apostle of Jesus, Marvin Meyer. Harper (2007), 2 pages Index for Vol. I of Latin Learning and English Lore: Studies in Anglo-­‐‑Saxon Literature for Michael Lapidge, Vols. I & II. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (2005), 50 pages 2. Accepted for Publication Book: Remembered Reading: Biblical Epic Poetry in Anglo-­‐‑Saxon England (advance contract). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009, 300 pages (out to readers, Sept 2011) 3. Other works in progress Book: The Carmen Paschale of Sedulius: English Translation, Notes, Commentary and Appendices (containing Letter to Macedonius, excerpts of Opus Paschale and other biblical poets known in England), 200 pages 5
REFERENCES
Prof. Andy Orchard, University of Toronto (supervisor):
1 + (416) 978-2689
[email protected]
Prof. Toni Healey, University of Toronto, Dictionary Old English (thesis committee):
1+ (416) 978-8883
[email protected]
Prof. David Townsend, University of Toronto (thesis committee):
1+ (416) 978-4884
[email protected]
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