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Jennifer J. Davis is an Associate Professor and L.R. Brammer, Jr. Presidential Professor of early modern European history at the University of Oklahoma. She is also an affiliate member of the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. Since 2020, she has served as Co-editor of the Journal of Women’s History. Her academic contributions span teaching, research, and editorial work, with a focus on the intersections of gender, law, and culture in eighteenth-century France and the Atlantic world.
Research Interests: Davis specializes in French History and Gender Studies, examining topics such as libertinism, culinary authority, religious identity, and the history of sexuality. Her work often integrates interdisciplinary methodologies, analyzing legal codes, police reports, cookbooks, and literary sources to uncover societal transformations.
Recent Publications: Her 2023 book Bad Subjects: Libertine Lives in the French Atlantic, 1619-1814 explores the evolution of libertinism as a category of deviance. Her 2013 monograph Defining Culinary Authority investigates the economic and social forces shaping culinary labor. Current projects include research on polygamy debates, Enlightenment sexuality, and republican theater in revolutionary Haiti and Cuba.
Scientific Awards:
- Regents’ Award for Superior Teaching
Advising and Grants: Davis directs student research on European and Atlantic history. Her research has been supported by grants from the Mellon Foundation, Fulbright Foundation, Council for European Studies, and Huntington Library.
