Dr. Madeline Mcmahon

Biography

Madeline McMahon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on intellectual, cultural, and religious history in early modern Europe, particularly between 1450 and 1800. McMahon's current book project, 'Shepherds Dark: Bishops’ Creation of Catholic Knowledge in Early Modern Italy,' examines the role of bishops’ households during the Catholic Reformation in Italy, analyzing how they produced knowledge and managed information across Italian dioceses. Her research interweaves the study of manuscripts, early print materials, and visual artifacts from bishops’ palaces, highlighting the redefined administrative roles of bishops during this contested period. Her publications have appeared in esteemed journals such as Book History and the Journal of Ecclesiastical History. McMahon earned her Ph.D. in History from Princeton University, complemented by an MPhil in early modern history from the University of Cambridge, where she was a Gates Cambridge Scholar. She has also been affiliated with prominent institutions such as the University of Bologna and Harvard University as a research fellow. At UT Austin, McMahon is enthusiastic about offering courses on book history, religious history, and early modern material culture.

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