Johanna Pacyga
Title:
LecturerContact:
jpacyga@umass.eduResearch Interests:
Her research explores gender and missionization in colonial Senegal, and she has additional research and teaching interests in human/plant relationships, historical ecology, inequality and the power dynamics of knowledge production.Biography:
Her research explores gender and missionization in colonial Senegal, and she has additional research and teaching interests in human/plant relationships, historical ecology, inequality, and the power dynamics of knowledge production.
Keywords: Historical Archaeology, Colonialism, Religion & Conversion, Gender & Religion, Archives, Human/Plant Relationships, French Empire, West Africa, North America, Caribbean, Women’s Labor, Historical Ecology, Inequalities.
Education:
Ph.D., Anthropology (Historical Archaeology & Anthropology); 2021
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL;
“Cultivating Catholicism: Gender, Vocation, and Missionization in Colonial Senegal”
M.A., History of Decorative Arts and Design (2010), with honors & double distinction
New School University, Parsons School for Design, New York, NY
B.A., Archaeology (2006), cum laude
Boston University, Boston, MA
Minors in Art History and French Language & LiteratureRelevant links:
