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About Jessica Minieri

Jessica L. Minieri is a PhD Candidate in the Department of History at Binghamton University where she studies medieval Mediterranean history. She received her BA in History and Medieval/Early Modern Studies from the State University of New York at New Paltz and her MA in History from Binghamton University. Her dissertation project, “Stolen Bodies and Hollow Crowns: Abduction and Imprisonment in the Lands of the Crown of Aragon, 1250-1450” explores the histories of captivity, imprisonment, and forced marriage for royal women in Aragonese controlled Mallorca and Sicily. This project explores the ways in which Aragonese territorial expansion was connected to the control of the marriages and sexuality of royal and aristocratic women in the Western Mediterranean.

Website: https://www.jessicalminieri.com/

Positions

Present PhD Candidate, Binghamton University--SUNY Harpur College of Arts & Sciences
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Curriculum Vitae




Grants

2024 - Present Simon Barton Junior Scholar Research Grant
American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain
Simon Barton Junior Scholar Research Grant
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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Team Member, Medieval and Early Modern Orients
2022 - 2024 President, Binghamton University, Graduate History Society (GHS)
Editor in Chief, H-Sicily
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Honors and Awards

  • Binghamton University Digital Humanities Research Institute (DHRI) Foundational Credential

Courses

  • Women and Power in the Premodern Mediterranean World (MDVL 280C)
  • Dungeons and Outlaws: The Prison in Medieval History (MDVL 381Q)
  • Mediterranean Encounters (HIST 381K)

Education

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Present PhD Student, Binghamton University--SUNY ‐ Harpur College of Arts & Sciences
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2021 M.A., Binghamton University--SUNY ‐ Harpur College of Arts & Sciences
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2019 B.A., State University of New York College at New Paltz
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2017 A.S., Dutchess Community College
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