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E. Natalie Rothman is a Professor of History and Chair of the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). Her research interests lie in the field of Cultural History, focusing on Venetian-Ottoman cultural mediation during the early modern period, with a particular emphasis on diplomatic translation, the role of translators, and genealogies of Orientalism. Rothman received her PhD in Anthropology and History from the University of Michigan and her MA in Culture Research from Tel Aviv University. She is a member of the inaugural cohort of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (2014-2021). Her notable publications include "Brokering Empire: Trans-Imperial Subjects in Venice and Istanbul" and "The Dragoman Renaissance: Diplomatic Interpreters and Routes of Orientalism," with her works appearing in recognized journals such as Comparative Studies in Society and History and Radical History Review. Rothman has received several prestigious awards for her contributions to the field, including the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize in European History and the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Prize for her contributions to Italian history. Her current research explores trans-imperial archives and the entangled history of Venetian-Ottoman chancery practices as relevant archival formations of the early modern period.
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