

Interview with Francesca Trivellato
Francesca Trivellato is Barton M. Biggs Professor of History at Yale University, and a specialist in the social and economic history of early modern Italy, Europe, and the Mediterranean. Her work focuses on the culture and organization of trade and labor markets in the pre-industrial period. Recent interests include global history and the history of credit and minorities – all topics that she explored in The Familiarity of Strangers: The Sephardic Diaspora, Livorno, and Cross


Interview with Pamela H. Smith
Professor Pamela H. Smith with her students of The Making and Knowing Project in the lab at Columbia University. Image © The Making and Knowing Project Website. Pamela H. Smith is Seth Low Professor of History at Columbia University, New York, and Founding Director of the Center for Science and Society. She is also Founding Director of the collaborative research and teaching initiative project The Making and Knowing Project. This project explores the intersection of craft m