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Olivia Remie Constable
Born(1961-06-13)June 13, 1961
Boston, Massachusetts, US
DiedApril 16, 2014(2014-04-16)(aged 52)
Indiana, US
SpouseMatthew Bell
Children2
AwardsJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
Academic background
EducationBA, Near Eastern Languages and Literature, 1983,Yale University
PhD, Near Eastern Studies, 1989,Princeton University
ThesisAt the edge of the West: international trade and traders in Muslim Spain (1000-1250).(1989)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Notre Dame
Columbia University

Olivia Remie Constable(1961–2014) was an American historian. She was the Robert M. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute and professor of history at theUniversity of Notre Dame.

Early life and education

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Remie Constable was born on June 13, 1961, in Boston to parents Evhy andGiles Constable.[1]At the age of 16, she participated in an archaeological dig at the New MexicanSalmon Ruinsas one of the youngest workers there. She earned herBachelor of Artsdegree in Near Eastern Languages and Literature fromYale Universityin 1983 and her PhD in Near Eastern Studies fromPrinceton Universityin 1989.[2]

Career

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Upon receiving her PhD, Remie Constable joined the faculty atColumbia Universityuntil 1995 when she accepted a position at theUniversity of Notre Dame(UND).[3]While at UND, Remie Constable published her first book titledTrade and Traders in Muslim Spain: The Commercial Realignment of the Iberian Peninsula 900-1500[4]which received the 1998 John Nicholas Brown Prize.[5][6]The book explored Iberian international trade from the tenth to the fifteenth century, with a specific focus on Muslim and Christian countries.[4]

In 2003, Remie Constable published her third book titledHousing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World: Lodging, Trade, and Travel in Late Antiquity and the Middle Agesthrough theCambridge University Press.[7]As a result of her academic achievements, Remie Constable was appointed the Robert M. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute[8]and elected a Fellow of theMedieval Academy of Americain 2009.[9]In the same year, she was one of two members from the United States elected to sit on the Bureau of Medieval Institutes Federation Board for a five-year term.[10]Remie Constable also received a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship to study Medieval and Renaissance History in 2012.[11]

Remie Constable died on April 16, 2014, as the result of cancer.[12]Her final bookTo Live Like a Moor: Christian Perceptions of Muslim Identitywas published posthumously in 2018 through theUniversity of Pennsylvania Press.[13][14]In her honor, the Medieval Academy of America established the Olivia Remie Constable Award to fund a junior faculty member, adjunct, or unaffiliated scholar's research and travel.[15]

Selected publications

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  • Trade and Traders in Muslim Spain: The Commercial Realignment of the Iberian Peninsula 900-1500(1994)
  • Medieval Iberia: Readings from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Sources(1997)
  • Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World: Lodging, Trade, and Travel in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages(2003)
  • To Live Like a Moor: Christian Perceptions of Muslim Identity in Medieval and Early Modern Spain(2018)

References

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  1. ^"Olivia Remie Constable".legacy.RetrievedOctober 8,2020.
  2. ^Lord, Victoria M. (2014)."OLIVIA REMIE CONSTABLE: IN MEMORIAM".ultimatehistoryproject.RetrievedOctober 19,2020.
  3. ^"Olivia Remie Constable Papers".archives.nd.edu.RetrievedOctober 19,2020.
  4. ^abStillman, Norman A. (1996)."Trade and Traders in Muslim Spain: The Commercial Realignment of the Iberian Peninsula 900-1500 (review)".Shofar.14(3). Purdue University Press: 191–192.doi:10.1353/sho.1996.0112.S2CID170742150.RetrievedOctober 19,2020.
  5. ^"Recent Recipients of the John Nicholas Brown Prize".medievalacademy.org.RetrievedOctober 19,2020.
  6. ^Brown, Dennis (March 23, 1998)."Constable selected as corecipient of Brown Prize".news.nd.edu.RetrievedOctober 19,2020.
  7. ^Kleinschmidt, Harald (February 1, 2005)."Review of Olivia Remie Constable. Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World: Lodging, Trade, and Travel in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages".The American Historical Review.110(1): 199–200.doi:10.1086/ahr/110.1.199-a.RetrievedOctober 20,2020.
  8. ^"Faculty Promotions and Advancements Announced".al.nd.edu.July 8, 2009.RetrievedOctober 20,2020.
  9. ^"History Professor Elected Fellow of Medieval Academy of America".al.nd.edu.March 9, 2009.RetrievedOctober 20,2020.
  10. ^"ND Faculty Joins Bureau of Medieval Institutes Federation".al.nd.edu.July 19, 2009.RetrievedOctober 20,2020.
  11. ^"OLIVIA REMIE CONSTABLE".gf.org.RetrievedOctober 20,2020.
  12. ^Garvey, Michael O. (April 17, 2014)."In memoriam: Remie Constable, director of Notre Dame's Medieval Institute".news.nd.edu.RetrievedOctober 20,2020.
  13. ^Mahan, Emily (March 5, 2018)."Roundtable Honors Final Book by Olivia Remie Constable".medieval.nd.edu.RetrievedOctober 20,2020.
  14. ^Tolan, John (April 2, 2019)."OLIVIA REMIE CONSTABLE. To Live Like a Moor: Christian Perceptions of Muslim Identity in Medieval and Early Modern Spain".The American Historical Review.124(2): 728–729.doi:10.1093/ahr/rhz132.RetrievedOctober 20,2020.
  15. ^"Olivia Remie Constable Award".medievalacademy.org.RetrievedOctober 20,2020.
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