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Rebecca Haidt is an Emerita Professor of Iberian Studies in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The Ohio State University. Her work focuses on 18th- and 19th-century Spanish and Iberian literary and cultural studies, with particular emphasis on gender, material culture, and interdisciplinary approaches. She holds a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis (1992).
Education:
- Ph.D., Spanish and Comparative Literature, Washington University in St. Louis (1992)
- M.A., Comparative Literature, Washington University in St. Louis (1989)
- B.A., cum laude, Washington University in St. Louis (1983)
Research Interests: Haidt’s scholarship examines historical intersections of gender, fashion, labor, and visual culture. Her monographs include Embodying Enlightenment (1998, prize-winning), Seduction and Sacrilege (2002), and Women, Work and Clothing in Eighteenth-Century Spain (2011). She co-edited a special issue on Spanish Sapphic Modernity for Feminist Modernist Studies (2024) and is translating Carolina Coronado’s poetry for publication (anticipated 2026).
Awards:
- MLA Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize (1999) for Embodying Enlightenment
Professional Activities: Haidt has presented widely on topics like colonial transport systems, cholera epidemics, and material culture pedagogy. She contributes to academic committees and mentoring initiatives in Hispanic studies.
Labs/Teams: Engaged with Ohio State’s interdisciplinary programs in cultural studies and global humanities.
