Wednesday, May 6, 20265:00 PM - 6:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Bunche Hall, Rm 6275
The Center for European and Russian Studies is a cosponsor of the UCLA European History Colloquium. We are pleased to announce that the next UCLA European History Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, May 6, at 5pm in Bunche 6275 and on Zoom. Paula Findlen, Professor of History at Stanford University, will be joining us to speak on “A Paper World: Urbano Monte’s Global Renaissance.”
About the Talk
In 1587, Urban Monte completed the first of three different versions of his world map in Milan. This talk explores why Monte decided to create this ambitious project and how he acquired the knowledge he needed to map the world. What did it mean to make global knowledge in Spanish Milan? How did Monte perceive different parts of the world from this vantage point?
About the Speaker
Paula Findlen is Ubaldo Pierotti Professor of Italian History and Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science at Stanford University. Her research explores the relations between science and society in early modern Italy, with a particular focus on the history of collecting and material culture. Recent publications include (with Brian Brege, Luca Molà & Giorgio Riello, eds.) Trading at the Edge of Empires: Francesco Carletti's World c. 1600 (2026) and (with Hannah Marcus, eds.), Reading Galileo's Letters: Experiments in Friendship, Knowledge and Community (forthcoming in 2027).
Sponsor(s): Center for European and Russian Studies, Department of History