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Scientific Authority, Nationalism, and Colonial Entanglements between Germany, Spain, and the Phi... more Scientific Authority, Nationalism, and Colonial Entanglements between Germany, Spain, and the Philippines, 1850 to 1900 Nathaniel Parker Weston Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Uta G. Poiger This dissertation analyzes the impact of German anthropology and natural history on colonialism and nationalism in Germany, Spain, the Philippines, and the United States during the sec ond half of the nineteenth-century. In their scientific tracts, German authors rehea rs d the construction of racial categories among colonized peoples in the years prior to the acquisit ion of formal colonies in Imperial Germany and portrayed their writings about Filipinos as superi or to all that had been previously produced. Spanish writers subsequently translated several German s tudies to promote continued economic exploitation of the Philippines and uphold notions of Spaniards’ racial supremacy over Filipinos. However, Filipino authors also employed the translations , first to demand colonial re...

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints, 2013

Studia Historiae Scientiarum, 2020

This article uses the work of Anna Semper (1826–1909) to explore the possibilities for understand... more This article uses the work of Anna Semper (1826–1909) to explore the possibilities for understanding women’s contributions to the development of science in Germany from the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. By examining the publications of her husband, the naturalist Carl Semper (1832–1893), as well as those of other scholars, traces of the ways that she produced scientific knowledge begin to emerge. Because the Sempers’ work took place in the context of the Philippines and Palau, two different Spanish colonies, and formed the basis of Carl’s professional career, this article also analyzes Anna’s role in the creation of an explicitly colonial science.

Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature, 2017

Review of Katherine Arens. Vienna's Dreams of Europe: Culture and Identity Beyond the Nation-Stat... more Review of Katherine Arens. Vienna's Dreams of Europe: Culture and Identity Beyond the Nation-State. New York: Bloomsbury, 2015.

Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 2015

Abstract This article examines the roles of German scholarship in Spanish writing about the Phili... more Abstract This article examines the roles of German scholarship in Spanish writing about the Philippines in the two decades following the 1868 Glorious Revolution in Spain. Several Spanish authors used references to German scholars to enhance the credibility of their writings about the Southeast Asian colony. Others also recognized Germany as a national rival that threatened Spanish interests in the Philippines. Both positions ultimately reinforced Spain's grip on the colony and demonstrate the ambivalent nature of incorporating foreign scholarship into a country's imperialist projects. This history further illustrates the growth of science in Spain and attempts to keep its remaining colonies following the loss of the majority of the American possessions earlier in the century.

Humanities, 2021

This article examines the Care and Maintenance (CM/1) form of Paula Bettauer for what it reveals ... more This article examines the Care and Maintenance (CM/1) form of Paula Bettauer for what it reveals about her memories of surviving the Holocaust and her husband’s murder in Auschwitz. The record includes a personal narrative, chronologies of her employment status and vital documents, as well as other details, all of which offer a view of navigating Vienna following the Nazi annexation and later deportation of the vast majority of the city’s Jewish population. This article reports on these crucial pieces of information and analyzes various blank spaces in comprehending the Holocaust through an individual’s postwar memories.

Scientific Authority, Nationalism, and Colonial Entanglements between Germany, Spain, and the Phi... more Scientific Authority, Nationalism, and Colonial Entanglements between Germany, Spain, and the Philippines, 1850 to 1900 Nathaniel Parker Weston Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Uta G. Poiger This dissertation analyzes the impact of German anthropology and natural history on colonialism and nationalism in Germany, Spain, the Philippines, and the United States during the sec ond half of the nineteenth-century. In their scientific tracts, German authors rehea rs d the construction of racial categories among colonized peoples in the years prior to the acquisit ion of formal colonies in Imperial Germany and portrayed their writings about Filipinos as superi or to all that had been previously produced. Spanish writers subsequently translated several German s tudies to promote continued economic exploitation of the Philippines and uphold notions of Spaniards’ racial supremacy over Filipinos. However, Filipino authors also employed the translations , first to demand colonial re...

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints, 2013

Studia Historiae Scientiarum, 2020

This article uses the work of Anna Semper (1826–1909) to explore the possibilities for understand... more This article uses the work of Anna Semper (1826–1909) to explore the possibilities for understanding women’s contributions to the development of science in Germany from the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. By examining the publications of her husband, the naturalist Carl Semper (1832–1893), as well as those of other scholars, traces of the ways that she produced scientific knowledge begin to emerge. Because the Sempers’ work took place in the context of the Philippines and Palau, two different Spanish colonies, and formed the basis of Carl’s professional career, this article also analyzes Anna’s role in the creation of an explicitly colonial science.

Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature, 2017

Review of Katherine Arens. Vienna's Dreams of Europe: Culture and Identity Beyond the Nation-Stat... more Review of Katherine Arens. Vienna's Dreams of Europe: Culture and Identity Beyond the Nation-State. New York: Bloomsbury, 2015.

Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 2015

Abstract This article examines the roles of German scholarship in Spanish writing about the Phili... more Abstract This article examines the roles of German scholarship in Spanish writing about the Philippines in the two decades following the 1868 Glorious Revolution in Spain. Several Spanish authors used references to German scholars to enhance the credibility of their writings about the Southeast Asian colony. Others also recognized Germany as a national rival that threatened Spanish interests in the Philippines. Both positions ultimately reinforced Spain's grip on the colony and demonstrate the ambivalent nature of incorporating foreign scholarship into a country's imperialist projects. This history further illustrates the growth of science in Spain and attempts to keep its remaining colonies following the loss of the majority of the American possessions earlier in the century.

Humanities, 2021

This article examines the Care and Maintenance (CM/1) form of Paula Bettauer for what it reveals ... more This article examines the Care and Maintenance (CM/1) form of Paula Bettauer for what it reveals about her memories of surviving the Holocaust and her husband’s murder in Auschwitz. The record includes a personal narrative, chronologies of her employment status and vital documents, as well as other details, all of which offer a view of navigating Vienna following the Nazi annexation and later deportation of the vast majority of the city’s Jewish population. This article reports on these crucial pieces of information and analyzes various blank spaces in comprehending the Holocaust through an individual’s postwar memories.