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"A Society of Patriotic Ladies" [of Edenton, N.C.],
London, 1775 (Library of Congress).Gender Issues for Atlantic History, 1500-1800:
Sources and InterpretationsMarch 31-April 1, 2001
Harvard UniversityA Workshop of
The International Seminar on the History of the Atlantic World, 1500-1800
Program
Saturday, March 31
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Bernard Bailyn, Harvard University
Introduction9:30-10:00 a.m.
Laurel Ulrich, Harvard University
“Where Does Gender Fit in History?”10:15 a.m.-12:00 noon
Kathleen Brown, University of Pennsylvania
“Gendering the Atlantic and Atlanticizing Gender: Two Routes to a Gendered Atlantic World”
Sylvia Van Kirk, University of Toronto
“From ‘Marrying-In’ to ‘Marrying-Out’: Changing Patterns of Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Marriage in Colonial Canada”Lunch, Great Space, Robinson Hall, 12:15-1:30 p.m.
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Barbara Bush, Staffordshire University
“ ‘Sable Venus,’ ‘She Devil,’ or ‘Drudge’? British Slavery and the ‘Fabulous Fistion’ of Black Women's Identities, c.1650-1838”
Elizabeth Kuznesof, University of Kansas
“The Significance of Race and Gender in Brazilian Family History”
Kathryn Burns, University of North Carolina
“Crossings: Gender, ‘Race,’ and Sexuality in and beyond the Colonial Andes”Reception, Great Space, Robinson Hall, 5:00-7:00
Sunday, April 1
9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Aaron Fogleman, University of South Alabama
“Jesus Is Female: Gender, Power, and Religious Violence in the German Communities”
Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Rutgers University
“Female Slaves in the Atlantic World: Ethnicities, Gender Balances, Skills, Family Life”Lunch, Great Space, Robinson Hall, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
All Workshop sessions will take place in the Thompson Room, Barker 110, at Harvard University.
Please send inquiries or comments to Atlantic History Seminar, Harvard University.
© 2001 by The President and Fellows of Harvard College.
Created February 26, 2001.