Considering Contemporary Performance of Early Modern Drama Research Assistant

This project will look at contemporary performances of early modern theatre in Spain to understand how the female point of view in sources from 400 years ago compares to contemporary feminist critiques. As we will already be in Spain, we will have the opportunity to see these performances live and meet with the artists involved in the productions.

Female Friendship in Early Modern Spain Research Assistant

This project will analyze female friendship in early modern Spain and how women viewed convents as an escape from violence/spaces of intellectual freedom. It will then convey why creating community between women is of utmost importance, and focus on representations of this community in literature of the period such as María de Zayas's Desengaños amorosos.

Bullfighting as cultural artefact Research Assistant

This project will look at the appearance of the sport of bullfighting in early modern Spain in order to understand how this cultural artifact developed from its earliest inception. As we will be in Spain this summer, we will have unique access to archives that are not available to us otherwise.

Level UP Legal Implications in Early Modern Spanish Theatre

The student will be considering how legal workarounds were portrayed by characters on the early modern Spanish stage and what implications that would have for audiences at the time.