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Sydni Zastre

History, University of Birmingham

Thesis title:

Sexual subjectivities of British mothers, 1840-1939

Research Area

  • Cultural History
  • History

Publications


Conferences

  • Exploring the Royal Society of Medicine: A Health/Humanities Symposium, Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK (March 2023)
    • Paper: 'From One Agony to Another: Chronic Illness and the Downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots' (unpublished)
    • M4C CDF event
  • Constellations Undergraduate Symposium, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (March 2019)

Public Engagement & Impact

  • Glasgow University Feminist Society 'Tuesday Talks,' 15 March 2022: Gender and Genocide

Other Research Interests

  • Sensual history
  • Emotional history
  • Literary history
  • Material culture
  • German studies
  • Lesbian studies
  • Jewish studies
  • Early modern women
  • Ghosts and hauntology

Memberships

  • Maternal Bodies Network (founding member)
  • Women's History Network (member)
  • Culture and the Reproductive Body Network (member)