"?Heavenly Pearls: Nature, Religion and Politics in Habsburg Spain," public lecture by Dr. Mónica Domínguez Torres.  ProfessorDomínguez Torres specializes in the arts of the early modern Iberian World, with particular interest in cross-cultural exchanges between Spain and the Americas during the period 1500-1700. She received a B.A. in art history from the Universidad Central de Venezuela, a master's in museum studies and a Ph.D. in the history of art from the University of Toronto, Canada. Since 2005 she has held a joint appointment in Latin American and Iberian Studies at the University of Delaware. This talk is drawn from her forthcoming book, Pearls for the Crown: Art, Nature, and Race in the Age of Spanish Expansion (Penn State, June 2024). It is sponsored by the Minor in Global Premodern Studies and CI’s Programs in Anthropology, Art, and History, with funds provided courtesy of CI’s Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) Committee.