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British historian (born 1981)
Helen Louise Cowie (born 1981
[1] ) is a British
historian who is a Professor of
Early Modern History at the
University of York . Her research addresses
cultural history , the
history of science ,
animal history , and the
history of Latin America .
[2]
Career
Cowie read for a
PhD in history at the
University of Warwick , where she was supervised by Anthony McFarlane and
Rebecca Earle . Her thesis, which was submitted in 2007, was entitled Colonizing science: Nature and Nations in the Spanish World, c.1750-1850 .
[3] A revised version of Cowie's thesis
[4] was published with
Manchester University Press in 2011, entitled Conquering Nature in Spain and Its Empire, 1750-1850 . In the book, Cowie explores the study of
natural history in the
Spanish empire in the 18th and 19th century.
[5] Cowie joined the Department of History at the University of York in 2011
[2] as a
Lecturer , later becoming a
Senior Lecturer then
Professor .
[6]
Cowie published Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain with
Palgrave Macmillan in 2014
[7] and Victims of Fashion with
Cambridge University Press in 2021.
[8] In the former book, Cowie explores the
social history of British
zoos and
travelling menageries in the 19th century.
[7] In the latter, Cowie explores the use of
animal products in 19th century Britain, including
feathers ,
furs , and
ivory .
[8]
Select bibliography
References
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"22146824485007630369" .
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"Helen Cowie" .
University of York . Retrieved 9 April 2023 .
^ Cowie, Helen Louise (December 2007).
Colonizing science: nature and nations in the Spanish world, c.1750-1850 (phd).
University of Warwick Publications service & WRAP. Retrieved 9 April 2023 .
^ Cowie, Helen (2011). Conquering Nature in Spain and Its Empire, 1750-1850 .
Manchester University Press . p. ix.
doi :
10.7765/9781526117670.00004 .
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Reviews:
Crawford, Matthew (2013). "Conquering Nature in Spain and its Empire Conquering Nature in Spain and its Empire, 1750–1850 . By Helen Cowie. Studies in Imperialism. Edited by John M. MacKenzie".
The Journal of Modern History . 85 (2): 458–60.
doi :
10.1086/669816 .
Clark, Fiona (2012). "Cowie, H. Conquering nature in Spain and its empire, 1750–1850 ".
Archives of Natural History . 39 (2): 367–8.
doi :
10.3366/anh.2012.0120 .
Pieper, Renate (2014). "Helen Cowie, Conquering Nature in Spain and its Empire, 1750–1850 ".
Journal of Latin American Studies . 46 (3): 591–2.
doi :
10.1017/S0022216X14000790 .
S2CID
145114914 .
Cañizares-Esguerra, Jorge (2013). "Helen Cowie. Conquering Nature in Spain and Its Empire, 1750–1850".
The American Historical Review . 118 (1): 265–6.
doi :
10.1093/ahr/118.1.265 .
Bleichmar, Daniela (2013). "Conquering Nature in Spain and its Empire, 1750–1850".
Journal of the History of Collections . 25 (3): 422–3.
doi :
10.1093/jhc/fht026 .
Racine, Karen (2014). "Helen Cowie, Conquering Nature in Spain and Its Empire, 1750–1850".
European History Quarterly . 44 (3): 524–5.
doi :
10.1177/0265691414537193l .
S2CID
147016940 .
Almanza-Gálvez, Carla (2015). "Conquering Nature in Spain and Its Empire, 1750-1850. By Helen Cowie".
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies . 38 : 298–9.
doi :
10.1111/1754-0208.12228 .
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"Helen Louise Cowie" . University of York. Retrieved 9 April 2023 .
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Reviews:
Roberts, Felicity (2016). "COWIE, Helen. Exhibiting animals in nineteenth-century Britain: empathy, education, entertainment ".
Archives of Natural History . 34 (2): 364–5.
doi :
10.3366/anh.2016.0394 .
Flack, Andrew J.P. (2015). "Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Empathy, Education, Entertainment . By Helen Cowie".
Cultural and Social History . 12 (1): 140–2.
doi :
10.2752/147800415X14135484867388 .
S2CID
147209403 .
Grigson, Caroline (2015). "Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Empathy, Education, Entertainment".
Journal of the History of Collections . 27 (2): 284–5.
doi :
10.1093/jhc/fhu072 .
Kreilkamp, Ivan (2015).
"Helen Cowie. Exhibiting Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Empathy, Education, Entertainment " .
American Historical Review . 120 (4): 1113–4.
doi :
10.1093/ahr/120.3.1113a .
Yeandle, Peter (2015). "Animal Histories as Victorian Studies? The 'Animal Turn' in Cultural History".
Journal of Victorian Culture . 20 (2): 258–60.
doi :
10.1080/13555502.2015.1024048 .
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