The Academic Minute from 2.10 – 2.14
Monday
Anya Jabour – University of Montana
Katharine Bement Davis, “Childless Cat Lady”?
Anya Jabour is Regents Professor of History at the University of Montana, where she teaches US women’s history, the history of American families and children, and the history of gender and sexuality in the US. Her newest book, “Sex Matters: Katharine Bement Davis and the Pioneering Study of Female Sexuality,” is forthcoming from NYU Press.
Tuesday
Leia Minaker – University of Waterloo
Kids, Stores and Junk Food Promotions
Dr. Leia Minaker is an Associate Professor in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Her research areas include the food environment, planning and health equity, health and the built environment, nutrition and youth health.
Wednesday
Jeanette Tran – Drake University
Going “No-Contact” in King Lear
Jeanette Tran is a scholar of early modern English Literature. She has published on major early modern dramatists—Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Fletcher—and more recently on the intersection of Shakespeare and popular culture. She also writes creative non-fiction and personal essays, which you can find in The Smart Set, The Coachella Review, and River Teeth’s Beautiful Things. Her memoir in progress is titled How to Murder Your Vietnamese Husband.
Thursday
Magdalene Isabel Smith – University of Southern California Dornsife
Toxic Mercury in Arctic Permafrost
Magdalene Isabel Smith is a PhD student in Earth Sciences. She is interested in geochemistry and hydrology and is currently studying permafrost in Alaska, looking specifically at the transport of mercury to understand permafrost degradation and identify risks associated with climate change. She work is under the tutelage of Professor of Earth Sciences and Environmental studies, Josh West who teaches and leads a research group that includes diverse graduate and undergraduate students. His research is at the intersection of Earth’s landscapes, water & soil resources, and the carbon cycle & climate.
Friday
Hafsa Kanjwal – Lafayette College
Colonized to Colonizers
Hafsa Kanjwal is an associate professor of South Asian History at Lafayette College. As a historian of modern Kashmir, she is the author of Colonizing Kashmir: State-building Under Indian Occupation, published by Stanford University Press in 2023.
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