Josephine Koopman

Josephine Koopman is a doctoral researcher at the European University Institute's Department of History, investigating the cultural history of snuff tobacco in the early modern Dutch Republic under Professor Lauren Kassell's supervision.

Her thesis 'The World in a Box' examines:

• Transatlantic tobacco trade networks
• Sensory experiences of consumption
• Medical discourse on stimulants
• Object biographies of snuff containers

Research methodologies integrate archival analysis with material culture studies and sensory anthropology to reconstruct the socio-cultural significance of tobacco in colonial and mercantile contexts.