Kristen Whittle

Biography

Kristen Whittle is an MA student in musicology. Kristen’s current research interests include intersections between music and literature in the nineteenth century, as well as domestic music and its representations in fiction and the press. Her studies are supported by a Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s Award from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Kristen holds a Bachelor of Music in history and theory from Wilfrid Laurier University (2023) where her undergraduate thesis considered emergent romanticism and music in Jane Austen’s novels. In her free time, Kristen enjoys reading, and playing the flute.