Dr. Christopher D. Foley is an assistant professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he teaches classes in Shakespeare, early British literature, drama, the history of the English language and the environmental humanities on both the Hattiesburg and Gulf Park campuses. His research areas of expertise are early modern (Renaissance) literature and the environmental humanities. He has published several essays on the connections between early modern literature and the public health concerns of London at the turn of the 17th century, including the plague. He is currently working on a book project entitled, “Environmental Theatre in Shakespeare’s London,” which concludes with an epilogue addressing epidemiological uncertainties, commercial theatre closures during the COVID19 outbreak and the continued need for communal support in the midst of quarantine and self-isolation.
