The culture of gender-based violence in early modern urban society male-to-female spousal abuse in eighteenth-century madrid in a global context

The UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA in Belgium from Europe region has released this tender for The culture of gender-based violence in early modern urban society male-to-female spousal abuse in eighteenth-century madrid in a global context Gender-based violence is now recognized as a global social problem Worldwide figures on the number of women killed by male spouses reflect the magnitude of the phenomenon However its impact was greater in the past as academic research in early modern Europe and America shows Such was the case in Madrid GENVIOMADRID examines the prevalence and evolution of gender-based violence in eighteenth-century Madrid to assess its impact noting shifts and continuities in the way it was viewed and condemned by the courts and society Violence against women in eighteenth-century Madrid remains an under-researched topic that requires further analysis Based on extensive archival research and an interdisciplinary and comparative approach GENVIOMADRID aims to fill this gap focusing on the study of marital violence against women and examining the case of Madrid in a wider European and global context It favours a comparison between Madrid and major colonial cities in Spanish America to identify the social and cultural factors that influence changes in the incidence of and responses to gender-based violence in societies that while very different shared certain legal frameworks judicial institutions and penal practices By addressing key contemporary issues and placing gender-based violence in a historical context it offers an empirical and theoretical background for tackling this social problem today The action will be carried out at Harvard University in the outgoing phase supervised by Prof Tamar Herzog and at the University of Cantabria during the return phase under the supervision of Prof Tom s A Mantec n Movell n It will provide interdisciplinary research training in early modern gendered legal and judicial history colonial Latin American history and global and transnational history under the expert guidance of the supervisors as well as transferable skills Project results will be made available through a strong dissemination and communication program with tender notice no. 101205005 published on 12 May 2025. The tender is due to expire on 31 Aug 2028. This tender is sourced from Cordis and is eligible for suppliers interested in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 7909343.