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Jose Maria Andres Porras is a Lecturer in Medieval History at Wadham College, University of Oxford, and teaches students at Lincoln College. His research focuses on the intellectual, cultural, and social history of Western Europe (1250–1400), particularly how natural philosophy, medicine, theology, and political thought shaped conceptions of human personhood and societal identity. He emphasizes the centrality of biological ancestry and blood in medieval social identities, analyzing debates on reproduction, embryology, nobility, and practices like wet nursing and naturalization.
He has contributed to research projects such as the 'Reading the Holy Land' (funded by the Israel Science Foundation) and the 'Crafting Documents, c.500–900 CE' (All Souls College), exploring medieval document production and textual reception. His doctoral thesis, accepted for publication by Oxford University Press, examines how Aristotelian and Galenic thought influenced medieval views on human biology and social identity.
Porras’ work bridges cultural, intellectual, and social history, incorporating digital humanities methodologies. He holds affiliations with Wadham College and collaborates across disciplines, though no specific awards or grants are highlighted in the provided materials.
