About
Ashley “Aley” O’Mara is a freelance writer, dramaturg, and PhD candidate in Syracuse, NY. They are currently a fellow at Syracuse University, where they are completing their dissertation on asexuality in early-modern drama and poetry. Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, English: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (anticipated: spring 2021)
Dissertation: “‘Man delights not me; no, nor Woman neither’: Celibacy and Asexuality in the Literature of Reformed England”
- Master of Arts, English: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (2014)
- Bachelor of Arts, English: Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY (2010)
Publications
- “Something for Everybody: Radical Inclusion in a Modern Adaptation,” Howlround, February 20, 2020
- “Unmanly Grief: Performing A Trans Hamlet,” Howlround, September 10, 2019
- “World Meeting of Families again positions queer Catholics as children,” Rewire News/Religion Dispatches, August 28, 2018
- “Fasting, fat shaming and finding Christ in my body,” America, February 7, 2018
Memberships
Shakespeare Association of America
