Lydia Noland

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Contact Info

Email:

lydianoland@ku.edu

Wescoe Hall, Room 3127

Biography —

Lydia Noland is a fourth-year Ph.D. student on the literature track. Her research interests lie in 20th century poetry, specifically in modernism and confessional poetry. Lydia also has a graduate certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Education —

M.A. in English, University of Central Missouri

B.A. in English Literature w/ Technical Writing minor, University of Central Missouri

20th Century Poetry, Anglo-American Modernisms, Confessional Poetry, Feminist Theory

Teaching —

Whatever class I'm teaching, I hope to foster a shared sense of curiosity and empathy. Learning is easier when it is an act of community where everyone can get involved and work to strengthen each other. Like my students, I am constantly engaged in the learning process. It is important that they understand I learn just as much from them as they do from me.

Selected Presentations —

“Lest I forget I am a man:” Renshaw’s ‘My Mate’ and other “Imposter” poems of the Early 20th Century”
The Space Between, May 29th, 2025

“Motherhood in the Medieval and the Modern: Sexuality as a Path to Spiritual Fulfillment”
Mid-America Medieval Association, September 21st, 2024