Women as Sites of Culture: Women's Roles in Cultural Formation from the Renaissance to the Twentieth Century

Exploring the ways in which women have formed and defined expressions of culture in a range of geographical, political, and historical settings, this collection of essays examines women's figurative and literal roles as sites of culture from the 16th century to the present day. Women as Sites of Culture represents a productive collaboration of historians from various disciplines in coherently addressing issues revolving around the roles of gender, text, and image in a range of cultures and periods.

Susan Shifrin is an art historian specializing in the field of early modern portraiture. She has worked as a curator and freelance collections manager at a number of museums and academic institutions, as well as teaching and writing in the fields of art history and women's studies. Shifrin is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Visual Culture at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where she is preparing an exhibition for several area institutions that will open in 2004, titled 'Picturing Women: Historical Works and Contemporary Responses'