Amanda Coate
Amanda is a Ph.D. candidate in History at Stanford University. She works on the cultural and intellectual histories of early modern Europe, with a geographical focus on the British Isles, France, and Germany. She is particularly interested in animal-human interactions, the history of medicine and related fields of knowledge, and how people have conceptualized human nature. Her dissertation, "Experiences and Meanings of Hunger in Early Modern Europe, c. 1550-1700," examines early modern European cultural understandings of hunger and food scarcity.
Sept. 26, 2025
Cannibalism at the Siege of Sancerre with Amanda Coate
When there's nothing left to eat, the French begin eating each other: a special episode on cannibalism by Amanda Coate.