"Writing Sight and Blindness in Early Modern England." (This work is at the intersection of early modern studies and disability studies, and looks at the various ways in which patterned/poetic language of this time bears the weight of visual difference, such as extreme visual ability, partial sight, or no sight at all.) The middle section of the talk will involve some granular textual engagement of the kind that is representative of my work. The third and final section will indicate onward trajectories, while also making clear the ways in which my scholarly and pedagogical selves connect to and lead one another.