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Nussdorfer, Laurie


Professor of History
History Department
860.685.2382
Public Affairs Center 213

Professor of Letters
College of Letters
860.685.2382
Butterfield Unit C 315

Professor, Medieval Studies
Medieval Studies Program


BA Yale University
MSC London School Economic & Political Science
MA Princeton University
PHD Princeton University
EMAIL:
lnussdorfer@wesleyan.edu
WESLEYAN PO BOX:
 History Department
COURSES TAUGHT THIS SEMESTER:
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
I am a historian of early modern Rome. My research explores a wide range of topics in political, social, and cultural history from popular politics, print culture, urban space, and legal practices to artists' organizations and men's households. My most recent book is Brokers of Public Trust: Notaries in Early Modern Rome (Johns Hopkins University Press, forthcoming 2009). I am now working on men and masculinity in Baroque Rome.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
early modern Italy, Baroque Rome, notaries and notarial documents, history of masculinity
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS:
American Historical Association, Society of Italian Historical Studies
OFFICE HOURS:
On Leave 2009-2010
SPECIAL ROLE IN DEPARTMENT:
early modern Europe, joint appointment in COL and History