Lucia Dacome, University of Toronto

Research

(1) Mediterranean Slavery (2) Health (3) Medicine (4) Italy (5) Livorno (6) Civitavecchia (7) Mediterranean (8) Early Modern Period

Latest papers

Balancing acts: Picturing perspiration in the long eighteenth century.
Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences · 2012 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Healing Slaves: Health, Medicine, and Slavery in Early Modern Italy
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$60,809
Models of trust crafting the body in the eighteenth century
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$60,550

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

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Balancing acts: Picturing perspiration in the long eighteenth century.

Dacome L

Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences2012First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2011.10.030 PMID: 22520187

Healing Slaves: Health, Medicine, and Slavery in Early Modern Italy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Dacome, Lucia

Keywords: (1) Mediterranean Slavery; (2) Health; (3) Medicine; (4) Italy; (5) Livorno; (6) Civitavecchia; (7) Mediterranean; (8) Early Modern Period; (9) Slavery; (10) Medical Practice

$60,809

Models of trust crafting the body in the eighteenth century

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Dacome, Lucia

Keywords: anatomical models; material and visual cultures of science; eighteenth century; body; gender; makers; public science; scientific displays; grand tour

$60,550

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) Mediterranean Slavery Dear Professor Dacome, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Balancing acts: Picturing perspiration in the long eighteenth century." (2012), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]