Project Mentor
Dr. Clare Costley King’oo
Department: English
Research Project Overview:
The Independent Works of William Tyndale is a long-term collaborative endeavor to edit the works of the humanist and reformer William Tyndale. It is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and supported by several different universities in both the US and the UK.
Best known as the translator of the first New Testament to be printed in English, Tyndale played a formative role in shaping the English language, bending it toward a rigorous and colloquial style that survives to the present time. He also wrote a series of books that intervened in some of the most important controversies of sixteenth-century Europe.
The goal of the editing project is to make Tyndale’s works widely available, enabling students and scholars to investigate how they shaped discourse on a wide range of topics, including social inequity and unrest, the ideas of Martin Luther, the “great matter” of Henry VIII’s divorce from both Catherine of Aragon and the Roman church, educational reform, literacy, governmental policies, and theology.
The new editions will be published in print by the Catholic University of America Press and on-line at a site hosted by the University of Virginia. Please see www.tyndaleworks.org for more information.
Role of a SHARE Summer Apprentice:
With Susan Felch (Professor Emerita, Calvin University), I am working on Tyndale’s Obedience of a Christen Man, first published in 1528. We are looking for a research apprentice to help us prepare our edition for publication in print and online. Responsibilities will likely include researching, compiling, and checking what we call “paratextual materials”—the scripture index, glossary, bibliography, and sources for the textual commentary—as well as entering HTML code for the digital edition.
The apprentice will hone skills relevant to editing and publishing in the humanities, including reading closely and critically, using databases and reference materials, locating and evaluating sources, checking and organizing data, coding text in HTML, working in a digital environment, and contributing to a research team.
Summer Schedule/Time Commitment:
Total time commitment is 90 hours over the summer. We are flexible and will determine a schedule in consultation with the apprentice.
Preferred Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have an interest in pursuing research in English, History, and/or Religious Studies, and an ability to attend closely to textual and linguistic detail.
Experience working with Microsoft and Google suites (including spreadsheets) is a plus, as is familiarity with coding in HTML. However, these skills can be learned during the apprenticeship.
To Apply:
Applications are closed for this apprenticeship.
Click here to view an outline of the application questions. There are no additional questions specific to this apprenticeship application.