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Douglas Biow is the Superior Oil Company-Linward Shivers Centennial Professor of Medieval Renaissance Studies and Italian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. Biow specializes in cultural, literary, art, medical, diplomatic, and intellectual history, particularly focusing on Renaissance Italy and concepts of masculinities and individualism. He has authored several notable books including "Mirabile Dictu: Representations of Marvelous Medieval Renaissance Italy" (1996), "Doctors, Ambassadors, Secretaries: Humanism and Professions in Renaissance Italy" (2002), which earned him the Robert W. Hamilton Book Award, and "Culture and Cleanliness in Renaissance Italy" (2006), recognized as a Choice Outstanding Title. His recent publication, "Vasari's Words: 'Lives of Artists' and History of Ideas in Italian Renaissance" (2018), further enhances his scholarly contributions. Over the years, he has received numerous awards including NEH, Delmas, and Guggenheim Fellowships for his research and teaching. Biow frequently teaches courses on Italian Renaissance literature and film, emphasizing the cultural richness of the period.
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