Graduate Students

• Region: Iberia
• Time: 15th Century; 16th Century; 17th Century
• Theme: Iberian Literatures

Research Interests: Medieval and Early Modern Spanish Literature; Aljamiado and Morisco Literature; Religiosity and Cultural Hybridity in the Hispanic World...

Ori Ben-Shalom is a PhD candidate in the Department of the History of Science at Harvard. His dissertation, “Medicine and Historical Practice in Enlightenment Italy,” examines the role of history in the learned medical world of 18th-century Italy. It asks...

• Region: Atlantic World; Britain; Europe; United States
• Time: 18th Century
• Theme: British Literature; Cultural History; History of Gender and Sexuality; Music

Alex Creighton is a sixth year graduate student in English at Harvard University, with...

• Region: Iberia; Latin America
• Time: 14th century; 15th century; 16th century; 17th century; 18th century
• Theme: Colonialism; History of Empire; History of Gender and Sexuality; History of Religion; History of the Book; Maritime Humanities; Luso...

• Region: Atlantic World; Europe; North America
• Time: 18th Century
• Theme: German Literature; Colonialism; Cultural History; History of Gender and Sexuality; History of Religion

Anca's research interests bring to the surface the voices and stories...

• Region: Low Countries; Europe
• Time: 14th century; 15th century; 16th century
• Theme: Religion; Christianity; Mysticism

Lydia Shahan studies the history of Christianity in medieval Europe, focusing on mystical and devotional texts from the...

• Region: Europe; Holy Roman Empire
• Time: 14th Century; 15th Century; 16th Century; 17th Century; 18th Century
• Theme: German Literature; Religion

A.B. (Biochemistry and Music), M.D., J.D.

After receiving his A.B. at Harvard College, Philip...

• Region: Holy Roman Empire
• Time: 14th century; 15th century; 16th century; 17th century; 18th century
• Theme: German Literature

Magister Artium philosophy and German literature, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

Hans Pech has...

• Region: Japan
• Time: 18th Century
• Theme:  Art History

After obtaining a Master’s degree in Japanese literature at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Leah Justin-Jinich entered the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations’ PhD...

• Region: Eastern Mediterranean; Europe; Italy; Middle East
• Time: 16th Century; 17th Century; 18th Century
• Theme: Cultural History; History of Theater; Ottoman Literature

Daria Kovaleva specializes in the intersection of Eastern Mediterranean...