Mayer Juni
Bruce Slovin Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, History
Academic focus:
Jews in the Americas, the Atlantic World, inquisition and conversos, race and slavery, history of knowledge
Current research project:
I am currently working on a book manuscript, “Biography and the Politics of Race in the Spanish Atlantic,” and on an article “Negros Blasphemos: Afrodescendants and the Mexican Inquisition Revisited.”
Previous positions:
- Postdoctoral Associate, Department of History, Cornell University, 2022
- Visiting Researcher, Centro de Estudios Históricos, Colegio de México, 2021
Academic background:
- Ph.D., History, Brown University, 2022
- A.M., History, Brown University, 2016
- M.A., Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University, 2014
- First Talmudic Degree, Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah, 2009
Last book read:
“The Sense of an Ending” by Julian Barnes
In your own time/when not working:
Hiking, soccer, and trying out new varieties of hot sauce
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
The Jewish Atlantic: 1492-Present and Biography, History, and Modernity, both of which will be offered in Spring 2023
What most excites you about Cornell:
Getting to know the students and fueling their curiosity about the world and themselves; working alongside wonderful colleagues in the Department of History and in the Program in Jewish Studies; and partaking of everything that Ithaca has to offer, from the close-knit community to the beautiful scenery.
