Sonya Lipsett-Rivera

Sonya Lipsett-Rivera is a Professor of History at Carleton University, specializing in Latin American colonial history with a focus on gender, masculinity, and violence. She holds a Ph.D. from Tulane University and has held significant fellowships including the 2019 Research Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS). Her research explores themes such as gender violence in colonial Mexico, the intersection of honor and social norms, and indigenous resistance to colonial exploitation.

Education:

• B.A. in History (University of Ottawa)
• M.A. and Ph.D. in History (Tulane University)

Research Interests:

• Origins of gender violence in Latin America
• Colonial masculinity in Mexico
• Indigenous resistance movements
• Honor cultures and legal frameworks
• Everyday life and emotion in colonial contexts

Key Awards:

• 2019 CALAS Research Fellowship (Germany)
• Marston Lafrance Research Fellowship (2015–2016)
• SSHRC Grant Recipient (2011–2014)
• Honourable Mention, Conference on Latin American History Prize (1998)
• Tibesar Award for Best Article in The Americas (1992)

Advising & Grants:

• Supervised 7 graduate students (Ph.D. and M.A.) on topics ranging from colonial Mexican history to modern Latin American social movements.
• Recipient of major grants including SSHRC funding for research on gender and daily life in colonial Mexico.

Labs/Teams:

• Collaborative work with the Institute for Social Justice and the Study of Comparative Societies (ISLACS) at Carleton University.
• Co-editor of Emotions and Daily Life in Colonial Mexico (2014) and Facess of Honor (1998).