Research

On research in Serbia: An Interview with Dragana Zivkovic, Ph.D. Candidate

Read about doing research in Serbian archives in this interview with Dragana Zivkovic. Zivkovic’s research explores the lives of middle and upper-class women in the late 18th-early 19th century in the Balkans, an area that was closely connected to the rest of Europe.

Researching the Seven-Chambered Uterus: An Interview with Baylee Staufenbiel (Ph.D. candidate)

In her Ph.D. dissertation, Baylee Staufenbiel works on the medieval medical theory that women have a seven-chambered uterus. In this interview, she discusses her research across multiple countries to discover the oldest text mentioning this concept.

Back to the Past: An Interview with Alice Zhang

I am Alice Zhang; I am a fourth-year PhD candidate in History at Florida State University. I am working on the history of Chinese adoptions to the U.S. In spring 2023, I was on a Walbolt fellowship that allowed me to go to Minneapolis for research. I worked at the International Social Welfare History Archive on the campus of the University of Minnesota.

Back to the Past: Daniel Arenas on doing research in France and Spain

In this interview, Daniel Arenas, a PhD candidate working on Napoleonic Europe under the supervision of Dr. Blaufarb, talks about his research in archives in France and Spain. His dissertation topic is the French occupation of Spain from 1808 to 1814. Arenas came to Florida State University in 2014 for his undergrad and joined the PhD program in 2018.