Transmission, Containment and Transformation. A Sawyer Seminar Podcast

Episode 05. Containing "evil women"

Mujeres de mal vivir, which in English translates to "women who live evil lives" was a term used in colonial Guatemala to describe women whose behaviour deviated from Christian norms and were believed to be sorceress.
Martha Few is Professor of Latin American History and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Pennsylvania State University.

Episode 04. On rioting, silence and colonizing sound

A corn riot shakes colonial Mexico City in 1692. In this expisode we will explore and understand the strategies used to discipline and colonize sound in and around the Main Plaza.
Alex Hidalgo is Associate Professor of Latin American History at Texas Christian University. He incorporates sound into historical and cartographic research.

Episode 03. On piazzas, vagabonds and storytelling

In this episode we will find out more about the Piazza de San Martino and the people inhabiting it, including vagabongds and storytellers.Niall Atkinson is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Chicago. His work combines history, architecture and sound.

Episode 02. On gardens, slavery and enclosure in Mughal South Asia

The garden and horticulture of Mughal South Asia will be explored through the fascinating life of an enslaved person:Tahmas Bayg. Nicolas Roth will discuss the garden layout, its literary and fictional significance, and its role in the social ife of the city.
 
Nicolas Roth completed a PhD in South Asian Studies at Harvard University and co-curated the online exhibition Bagh-e Hind.
 

Episode 01. On women, music and seclusion

A painting allows a musical historian to piece together an opera written more than 250 years ago. In this episode we will explore eighteen-century Venice Ospidale and the secluded life of the women inside of them.
Marica Tacconi is Distinguished Professor of Musicology and Associate Director of the School of Music at Penn State University. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on music, art, and culture of late medieval and early modern Italy.