# Rachel Hirsch PhD Student in History of Art and Architecture ![Rachel Hirsch](/sites/g/files/omnuum9471/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/earlymodernworld/files/img_5949_copy_-_rachel_hirsch.jpg?itok=NULQiqfD) email - Region: Persianate World; South Asia - Time: 16th century; 17th century; 18th century - Theme: Architectural History; Environmental Humanities; History of Art and Architecture; History of Empire; Urban History Rachel Hirsch works on the cultural history of early modern South Asia, with a focus on architecture in the northern Deccan. Her research aims to understand the construction of cities and gardens and to theorize urbanism and territoriality. - ## People: Department Search [History of Art and Architecture](/people-department-search/history-art-and-architecture) - ## People: Filtered Search [Graduate Students](/people-filtered-search/graduate-students) - ## People: Theme Search [Architectural History](/people-theme-search/architectural-history) [Urban History](/people-theme-search/urban-history) [Cultural History](/people-theme-search/cultural-history) [Environmental Humanities](/people-theme-search/environmental-humanities) [History of Art and Architecture](/people-theme-search/art-history) [History of Empire](/people-theme-search/history-empire) - ## People: Region Search [Persianate World](/people-region-search/persianate-world) [South Asia](/people-region-search/south-asia) - ## People: Time Period Search [16th Century](/people-time-period-search/16th-century) [17th Century](/people-time-period-search/17th-century) [18th Century](/people-time-period-search/18th-century)