Academic and Scholarly Events

  • 10/10 Gender & History Workshop - Dr. Bianca Premo

    On October 9 & 10th, historian Bianca Premo will be at the University of Connecticut as part of the Gender and History Visiting Scholars programhttp://history.uconn.edu/about-the-department/visiting-scholars-in-gender-and-history/

    Dr. Premo will be leading a workshop entitled, “Little Mothers: Looking at Precocious Puberty in Mid Century Peru.”

    The workshop will be in the Wood Hall Basement Lounge on October 10th from 10:00 - 11:30 AM. 

    This event is open to interested graduate students and faculty. A pre-circulated paper will be available from mark.healey@uconn.edu

    Dr. Premo, an associate professor in history at Florida International University, will be presenting a lecture related to her recently published monograph, The Enlightenment on Trial: Ordinary Litigants and Colonialism in the Spanish Empire. Dr. Premo’s lecture will focus on women, civil law, and writing during the Spanish Imperial Enlightenment. While at the University of Connecticut, 

     
    For more information, contact: Susan O'Hara, History Department at susan.o\'hara@uconn.edu