Bethany Henderson, MA
Meet the Contributor
Area(s) of Atlantic Study: New England (U.S), Great Britain
Academic Background
Bethany is a SSHRC-funded PhD candidate in History at the University of New Brunswick, specializing in early modern piracy, religion and belief systems, and crime and punishment. Bethany holds an MA in History from Dalhousie University and a BA in History from Vancouver Island University. Her doctoral dissertation explores pastoral care to condemned pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy (1680-1730) in London and Boston. She is interested in how state officials used religious rituals to affect cultural perceptions of pirates in the Anglo-American Atlantic world during this spike in transatlantic piracy.
Research Interests
Beyond her doctoral project, Bethany is interested in research relating to:
Church & Religious History
Medieval Europe
Early Modern Europe
Histories of Colonialism & Sovereignty
Histories of Crime & Punishment
Histories of Death & Dying
Maritime History
Global Piracy
Why Written in the Waves?
Growing up on Vancouver Island, Bethany has always had a penchant for the sea and its stories. Developing an interest in early modern histories of transatlantic spaces at a young age, it is not surprising that she eventually found herself living in the Maritimes as a graduate student. Bethany’s interest in Atlantic connectivity has inspired many of her own travels and seasons living abroad in order to immerse herself in the places that she researches. She is delighted to collaborate with Written in the Waves to spread awareness of the stories that have shaped the spaces we know and have the privilege to live in today.
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