The Pittsburgh History Department Colloquium Series will present a lecture by Daniel Hershenzon, University of Connecticut.

Dr. Hershenzon's research focuses on the history of early modern Spain and the Mediterranean, the relations between the Spanish Monarchy and North Africa, slavery and captivity, cultural intermediaries, conversion, and writing and its uses.

This lecture is sponsored by the Department of History, Department of Religious Studies, Early Modern Worlds Initiative, Jewish Studies Program, and the World History Center.