The postdoctoral fellow will work closely with the PI and the PhD fellow on the project, contribute to organising events and joint publications as well as building the project database, the WoWA Atlas, besides working on his/her own individual project focusing on the Latin American context. According to the candidate’s individual research specialism and interests, she/he will survey and analyse samples of women’s writing, choosing several centres for the macro investigation and then focusing on a small number of case studies to explore questions such as: how did women document the effects of urban expansion and transformation on the public as well as the private realms in South American cities during the period? Did their writing do more than reflect on such changes, i.e. did they wield any influence over architectural developments, however indirect? What was the effect of independence on the role women played in the public sphere and within the built environment?
Candidates will be supported with preparing and presenting papers at international conferences as well as publish their research in peer reviewed journals. The project grant will support conference attendance and an extended stay at a relevant archive in Latin America.