Maria Dawson
First Name:
Maria
Last Name:
Dawson
Email :
maria.dawson@mail.utoronto.ca
Title:
PhD Program (She/Her)
Education:
MA, University of Toronto (2018)
BA, University of British Columbia (2016)
People Type:
Research Area:
Areas of Interest:
20th century America history, migration, diaspora, food studies
Program:
Cohort:
1st Major:
Food History
1st Minor:
Jewish History
2nd Minor:
Urban History
Dissertation Supervisors:
Daniel Bender
Dissertation Description:
In this dissertation, I explore Jewish women’s relations to their families, their bodies, and their identities (both individual and communal) as they relate to food in twentieth century Boston.
