Biography

 

Thai-Catherine Matthews

Thai-Catherine Matthews

  • Alumni
  • United States
  • 2020 MPhil Medieval and Renaissance Literature
  • Christ's College

As a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow at Wellesley College, I fell in love with both the research process and the power of research to shape more enlightened, more enlivened, classroom discussions discussions that as both a scholar and life-long student I truly believe can shape our world for better by enabling us to communicate more clearly, more deliberately, and more considerately. As a student of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, I look forward to discovering new uses for age-old stories; unearthing just how differently medieval literature handled difference and diversity, using that literature as a measure of modernity and proof of how diversity has always grounded the Western literary canon. I'm so honored to be joining the Gates-Cambridge class of 2020! I'm inspired by the work of my peers and excited to be entering a community wherein we can all work together to pursue not only knowledge, but the improvement of our surrounding world through that knowledge.

Previous Education

Johns Hopkins University Medieval Literature 2020
Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla MedievalLit/Intern'l Relations 2019
Wellesley College English Literature 2014