Maria Dawson

PhD Program (She/Her)

Campus

Fields of Study

Areas of Interest

20th century America history, migration, diaspora, food studies

Major and Minor Fields

Major

  • Food History

Minor 1

Jewish History

Minor 2

Urban History

Working Dissertation

Supervisors

Daniel Bender

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.

Education

MA, University of Toronto (2018)
BA, University of British Columbia (2016)

Cohort