Brooke Franks

PhD Candidate

Interests: Early Modern Scotland and Britain, Social and Gender History.

 

I am a social and cultural historian of Early Modern Britain with a focus on Scotland and Ireland roughly between 1600-1800. My research currently focuses on early modern education of disenfranchised members of the merchant and guild classes in Edinburgh. My dissertation tentatively titled “The Four Artisan Hospital Schools: Charitable Education in Edinburgh 1623-1855” explores the preservation of societal control through educationby the Merchant Company and Trade Incorporation in Edinburgh. My work intersects with the fields of Enlightenment, gender, religious, and social history. I also hold a Graduate Certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

 

Office: SBS N-312
Email: brooke.franks@stonybrook.edu
Advisor:Ned Landsman

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UPDATED CV

Brooke A. Franks CV. Spring 2020