Assistant Professor Monique O'Connell
Medieval Renaissance
B-11 Tribble Hall; 758-4711
e-mail: oconneme@wfu.edu

Education:
B.A. Brown University 1996
M.A., Northwestern University 1997
Ph.D, Northwestern University 2002

Courses Offered:
HST 103: World Civilizations to 1500
HST 306: The Early Middle Ages
HST 307: The High Middle Ages and Renaissance
HST 310: Conquest and Co-existence in the Mediterranean

Professional and Research Interests: Venetian politics and society in the Renaissance; Venice's maritime empire, Mediterranean history; early modern empires

Selected Publications:
“The Venetian Patriciate in the Mediterranean: Legal Identity and Lineage in Fifteenth Century Venetian Crete,” Renaissance Quarterly 57 (2004): 466-93. 

“The Castellan in Local Administration in Fifteenth century Venetian Crete,” Thesaurismata 33 (2004): 161-77.

“Sinews of Rule: The Politics of Office-holding in Fifteenth Century Venetian Crete,” Renaissance Studies 15 no 3 (2001): 256-71