David Labastida Rodriquez
First Name:
David
Last Name:
Labastida Rodriquez
Email :
david.labastida@mail.utoronto.ca
Title:
PhD Program
Biography :
David is currently a PhD candidate in German and Transnational History at the History Department. David's dissertation investigates the intersection of botanical knowledge and law in an imperial and global context. In particular, David is interested in understanding how Prussia, Bavaria, and the Austrian Empire engaged in projects of informal imperialism in Brasil and Mexico through scientific expeditions and overseas legal practices during the XIX century. David works under the supervision of Jennifer Jenkins, William Nelson, Kevin Coleman, and Eric Jennings. He can conduct research in Spanish, English, German, French, and Portuguese.
Education:
MA, Yale University
BA, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
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Program:
Cohort:
1st Major:
Modern European History
1st Minor:
Latin America in Transnational Perspective
2nd Minor:
Law, Science and Ideas in an Imperial Order
