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Debra Blumenthal

Current Courses

Fall 2009 (current)

  • History 118B
    Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain: Conquest, Colonization, and Coexistence

Winter 2010 (tentative)


Spring 2010 (tentative)


Department Fields

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Medieval Europe


Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2000

Office: HSSB 4217 Fall 2009 Hours: Tuesday 10:30 AM -12 PM
Fax: (805) 893-8795
Email: blumenthal@history.ucsb.edu

Research and Teaching Interests

  • Medieval Europe
  • Medieval and Early Modern Spain
  • Cross-Cultural Interaction in the Medieval Mediterranean
  • Comparative Slavery

Current Projects

  • 'Comares': Midwives, wetnurses and the construction of maternity in late medieval and early modern Spain

Selected Publications

Undergraduate and Graduate Courses

  • History 115P: Proseminar in Medieval History
  • History 116: The Civilization of the High Middle Ages: 1050 to 1350
  • History 117DR: Directed Readings in Medieval History
  • History 118A: The Crusades in Cross-Cultural Perspectives
  • History 118B: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain: Conquest, Colonization, and Coexistence
  • History 215A-B: Seminar in Medieval History

Honors and Professional Activities

  • Sargent-Faull Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (2003-2004)
  • National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Stipend (2003)