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Research Interests
early modern Europe
history of everyday life
the early modern world, 1400-1800
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My current research focuses on human skin in the early modern era.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Owners of Themselves? Tattooed Servants, Soldiers, and Sailors in the British Atlantic World
Koslofsky, C., 2026, In: Slavery and Abolition. 47, 1, p. 60-87 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Matrix of Human Commodification in the Eighteenth-Century British Atlantic World
Paul, T., Apter, A. & Koslofsky, C., 2026, In: Slavery and Abolition. 47, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Möbius skin: Dermal history in the early modern age
Koslofsky, C. & Seneviratne, S. K., Jul 11 2024, Shakespeare / Skin: Contemporary Readings in Skin Studies and Theoretical Discourse. Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 11-42 32 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Offshoring the invisible world? American ghosts, witches, and demons in the early enlightenment
Koslofsky, C., Aug 2021, In: Critical Research on Religion. 9, 2, p. 126-141 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Slavery and skin: The native Americans Ocktscha Rinscha and Tuski Stannaki in the Holy Roman Empire, 1722-1734
Koslofsky, C., Aug 23 2021, Beyond Exceptionalism: Traces of Slavery and the Slave Trade in Early Modern Germany, 1650-1850. De Gruyter, p. 81-108 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Video series highlights history of skin in the early modern world
2/23/23
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Honors & Recognition
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HRI Prize for Research in the Humanities - Faculty
Koslofsky, C. M. (Recipient), 2017
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Darkness and Blackness in the Early Enlightenment
Koslofsky, C. M. (Invited speaker)
May 19 2015 → May 20 2015Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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Branding on the Face in England, 1600-1800
Koslofsky, C. M. (Speaker)
Mar 19 2016Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
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Night Life and Street Lighting in the Cities of Early Modern Europe, 1600-1800
Koslofsky, C. M. (Invited speaker)
Nov 20 2014Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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Human Skin in the Early Modern World: Knowing and Marking Skin
Koslofsky, C. M. (Invited speaker)
Nov 20 2014Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
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A History of the Night in Early Modern Europe, 1450-1800
Koslofsky, C. M. (Speaker)
Jun 12 2009Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation