Historians have characterized the early nineteenth century as the birth of the modern world, pointing to a series of developments—the collapse of European colonialism in …
Abstract of “In Search of Equiano’s Sister: Girlhood and Slavery in the Early Modern British Atlantic, 1600-1807,” by Sherri V. Cummings, Ph.D., Brown University, May …
This dissertation analyzes the British pharmaceutical trade to argue that the manufacture and exchange of medicines accelerated global integration and settler-colonialism during the long eighteenth …
“Minting America” examines capitalism’s material foundations by highlighting the labor and technology of making gold and silver coin. Starting from the premise that money’s value …
This dissertation is a study of how imperial Brazil (1840-1889) shaped and was shaped by the history of international abolitionism. It traces the development of …
“Palatable Slavery: Food, Race, and Freedom in the British Atlantic, 1627-1852” unpacks the cultural and sociopolitical significance of food in Barbados and the broader British …
This project argues that Cuba was central to U.S. political and economic aspirations in the first decades of the nineteenth century. By detailing the rise …
This dissertation investigates Ceará the first state in Brazil to end slavery. The project specifically explores the fight against slavery and racism in Ceará. I …