Lauren CantosBreastfeeding, Wet-nursing, and Maternal Agency in Post-Reformation EnglandEmail: l.cantos@qmul.ac.ukProfileTeachingSupervisionProfileMy doctoral thesis looks at representations of breastfeeding and wet-nursing in a range of early modern texts including drama (mostly Shakespeare), sermons, conduct literature, as well as medical and midwifery guides. My research considers how these representations intersect with contemporary religious beliefs and medical knowledge.Teaching I have taught on on Shakespeare (ESH101) and Literatures in Time: Texts and Contexts from the Eighth to the Sixteenth Century (ESH110) ResearchSupervision Professor Joad Raymond and Professor Andrea Brady
