James Titterington

James Titterington
DPhil Candidate
St Catherine's College

Thesis Title: Impressions of the Learned Thumb: A Literary Assessment of Wulfstan

Supervisor: Professor Francis Leneghan

Research Interests: Old English prose; the relationship between literature and documentary material, literature and early medieval material culture.

 

I studied for my undergraduate degree in English at King's College London, where I undertook a King's Undergraduate Research Fellowship (KURF). This was followed by an MSt in English (650-1550) at the University of Oxford. I was subsequently awarded a research grant by the University of Turku in Finland and worked on a large-scale project exploring graphic literacy. My DPhil research is generously funded by the News UK Studentship and Wilfrid Knapp Scholarship (Arts).

 

My short introductions to Wulfstan's works can be found on ROEP (Resources for Old English Prose).

 

 

Teaching:

  • Prelims Paper 1A: Introduction to English Language
  • Course II, Paper 5: The Material Text
  • Course II, Paper 2: Literature in English, 1350–1550 (as part of TMS scheme)

Recent Papers:

  • 'Prose in Progress: Tracing Wulfstan’s Intellectual Development through Autograph Evidence', New Directions in Old English Prose, University of Oxford, March 2026.
  • 'The Exeter Riddles: Slavery and the Vernacular', Leeds International Medieval Congress, July 2025.
  • ‘What Does it Take to be Great? The Usefulness of Alexander the Great during the Reigns of Alfred, Edward and Æthelstan’, University of Canterbury Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) Festival, June 2023.