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SUMMARY:Pleasures and perils of family-based natural history in early mode
 rn Europe - Alix Cooper (SUNY-Stony Brook)
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CONTACT:Olin Moctezuma
DESCRIPTION:Among the many settings in which the activities of natural his
 tory were practiced in early modern Europe and its colonies\, the home is 
 one which has been receiving increasing attention. This talk\, part of a l
 arger project\, will explore some of the ways in which interactions betwee
 n family members helped to shape the pursuit of natural history in domesti
 c spaces and beyond. In particular\, the talk will examine the complicatio
 ns that natural-historical interests seem to have sometimes created for fa
 mily members like siblings. While a son (or\, under some circumstances\, a
  daughter) might go on to 'follow in the footsteps' of a father (or\, unde
 r some circumstances\, a mother\, or other family member)\, siblings shari
 ng a passion for plants or other natural objects might\, if they both want
 ed to pursue natural history as a career\, find themselves competing for s
 carce positions in this not-always-well-financially-rewarded field. The ta
 lk will explore the cases of some of the Scheuchzer and Baier siblings (in
  early modern Switzerland and Germany respectively)\, contrasting their si
 tuation with those of other naturally-inclined brothers and sisters elsewh
 ere. As the talk will aim to show\, doing natural history in the family co
 ntext sometimes created challenges of its own.
LOCATION:Zoom
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