How to Be a Renaissance Woman - with historian Jill Burke
Publisher |
Amy McPhie Allebest
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Books
Feminist
History
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
Education
History
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Mar 12, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:47:03

Amy is joined by historian Jill Burke to discuss her book, How to Be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity, exploring cosmetics and beauty expectations of 15th-century Europe, and how the beauty industry continues to shape our culture today.

Jill Burke is a professor of Renaissance Visual and Material Cultures at the University of Edinburgh, a historian of the body and its visual representation, focusing on Italy and Europe from 1400-1700. She is currently the lead investigator of the Royal Society funded project 'Renaissance Goo,' working with soft-matter scientists to remake Renaissance cosmetic and skincare recipes.  She talks regularly about Renaissance bodies on television, radio and podcasts, and she discusses the history of art and beauty on “Jill Burke’s Blog.” She lives in Edinburgh.

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