Daniel John Davies

Davies’s research focuses on medieval and contemporary European literature, specializing in poetry, poetics, and the continuing influence of medieval literature in contemporary culture. Overarching themes in Davies’s writings include national identity, social history, and the impact of war. His publications include Under Siege: Perpetual Warfare and Late Medieval English Literature (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2027), the co-edited collection Literatures of the Hundred Years War (Manchester University Press, 2024), and ‘Epistemologies of the Archive’, a special issue of the Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (2026). Davies’s public humanities projects include Space City Medievalism, a yearlong series of events imagining new medievalist poetry. He also served as Secretary of the Board of Directors for PAIR (Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refugees), a nonprofit serving Middle and High School students resettled in Houston, TX.