History of the Body

I work on medieval and early modern Italian and French literature with a particular focus on violence and Nature.

Courtney is broadly interested in early modern disability and medicine. Her Master’s thesis focused on an underutilized religious commentary written by a blind woman in 16th century Germany. The main purpose of her thesis was to better understand the...

• Regions: Atlantic World; Caribbean; Europe; Latin America; North America
• Times: 15th to 17th centuries
• Themes: Colonialism; Folklore; History of Art and Architecture; History of the Body; History of Empire; History of Gender and Sexuality...

Janet Gyatso works on intellectual history and literature in early modern Tibet. Her books include Being Buddhist in a Human World: An Intellectual History of Medicine in Early Modern Tibet (2015) and Apparitions of the Self: The Secret Autobiographies of...

• Region(s): Korea
• Time Period(s): 17th century; 18th century; 19th century
• Theme(s): Korean Literature; History of the Body; History of the Book

Si Nae Park specializes in the study of the literature and literary practices of premodern Korea...

Region: China
Time: 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century
Theme: Chinese Literature, Early Modern Drama, History of the Body, History of Gender and Sexuality, Intellectual History

Wai-yee Li teaches Chinese literature at Harvard University. Her research...

• Regions: Atlantic World; Britain; England; Europe; France
• Times: 17th century; 18th century; 19th century
• Themes: British Literature; Cultural History; French Literature; History of Art and Architecture; History of the Body; History of the Book; History of...

• Region: Middle East; South Asia
• Time: 14th century; 15th century
• Theme: History of Gender and Sexuality; History of Science; History of the Body