Stereotypes and Stereotyping in the Early Modern World: Recent Episodes
The Huntington
The use and abuse of stereotypes is not limited to present-day politics. In this conference, experts in British and American history examine stereotypes related to such vital issues as race, religion, gender, nationality, and occupation.
Jane Whittle, professor of economic and social history at the University of Exeter, presents on how early stereotyping of housewives affected positive perspectives of affluent women in the early modern era.
Bridget Orr, associate professor of English at Vanderbilt University, presents on the effects of stereotypes used in 18th-century drama performances.
Sharon Block, professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, presents on stereotypes used in racial divides in colonial North America.
Valerie Forman, associate professor at New York University, presents on the stereotypes against slave plantations in Barbados.
Kristen Block, associate professor of history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, presents on the stereotypes against different races and ailments in the 18th-century Caribbean.
Lisa Cody, associate professor of history at Claremont McKenna College, presents on stereotyping of early modern English women.
Koji Yamamoto, assistant professor of economics at the University of Tokyo, presents on stereotyping used as a lens to view England's political stage during the Elizabethan era.
Abigail Swingen, associate professor of history at Texas Tech University, presents on stereotypes against several political schools of thought during Britain's financial revolution.
Peter Lake, University Distinguished Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, presents on stereotypes against puritans in the plays of Ben Jonson.
Jennifer Andersen, professor of English at California State University, San Bernardino, presents on stereotypes against puritans in England after the "Hacket Affair."
Koji Yamamoto, assistant professor of economics at the University of Tokyo, presents opening remarks for the "Stereotypes and Stereotyping in the Early Modern World" conference.
Steve Hindle, W.M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington, presents an opening welcome for "Stereotypes and Stereotyping in the Early Modern World" conference.
Miles Parks Grier, assistant professor of English at Queens College, City University of New York, presents on how modern culture can restructure solutions to stereotypes to create positive representations.
Brendan Kane, associate professor of history at the University of Connecticut, presents on biases accumulated throughout the history of Irish and English politics.