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Benjamin Breen’s current project is Age of Intoxication: The Origins of the Global Drug Trade, which examines the trade in medicinal drugs, poisons, and intoxicants in the Portuguese and British empires, circa 1640 to 1800. The book argues that the formation of ‘drugs’ as an epistemological, legal, and commercial category grew out of early modern colonialism.

Ben Breen is an Assistant Professor of History at UC Santa Cruz.

The Center for Cultural Studies hosts a weekly Wednesday colloquium featuring work by faculty and visitors. The sessions consist of a 40-45 minute presentation followed by discussion. We gather at noon, with presentations beginning at 12:15 PM. Participants are encouraged to bring their own lunches; the Center provides coffee, tea, and cookies.

All Center for Cultural Studies events are free and open to the public. Staff assistance is provided by the Institute for Humanities Research.