Biography
Patrick received his Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from the University of Connecticut in 2018. He has fifteen years teaching experience as an instructor of record in higher education at both the University of Connecticut and Tulane University. In addition, Patrick has over five years of library and archival experience from his past time working as the Education and Outreach Coordinator for the University Connecticut Archives and Special Collections as well as additional supplementary training from The Rare Book School, King’s College London, and Stanford University. Patrick’s research interests are currently focused on the intersection of video game narratives, world building, and mechanics with medieval literature and history.
Degrees
Ph.D. in Medieval Studies
University of Connecticut
Master of Arts in Medieval Studies
University of Connecticut
Bachelor of Arts in Medieval Studies
Fordham University
Research Interests
Paleography; History of the Book; Codicology; Medieval Romance; Middle English Literature; Contemporary Misappropriations of Medieval History; Digital Humanities; Game Studies; Procedural Rhetoric
Selected Publications
Academic Publications:
“A Cold and Gentle Place: Medieval Resonances and Subversive Vulnerability in the Dark Souls Series.” Playing the Middle Ages, ed. Robert Houghton, 227-244. Bloomsbury: 2023.
“A Failure to Communicate: Multilingualism in the Prologue to Of Arthour and of Merlin.” The Auchinleck Manuscript: New Perspectives, ed. Susanna Fein, 52-66. York: York Medieval Press, 2016.
Public Humanities Publications:
“The Fire Fades: Kindling the Radical Vulnerability of Medieval Romance in the Dark Souls Series.” The Public Medievalist: Aug. 2019, https://www.publicmedievalist.com/dark-souls-knight/
