BIOGRAPHY
Julia Frederick is the Director of Latin American History at the University of Louisiana
at Lafayette. In 2000, she earned her doctorate from LSU and completed
a dissertation entitled "Luis de Unzaga and Bourbon Reform in Spanish
Louisiana, 1770-1776." Her research interests encompass Latin American
colonial and religious history, women's studies, Modern Asian history,
and geography. In addition she is a grant writer and recently received
funding for a federal grant, Teaching American History, to develop curricula
for high school teachers.
Dr. Frederick has published several articles and reviews and also co-authored
the world civilizations survey courses' departmental readers. Among her
current projects are a general text on women in Latin America that examines
women's experiences since the Pre-Columbian period and a monograph discussing
the effects of the Bourbon reforms in Spain's last colony, Louisiana.
She published "'Colinda': Mysterious Origins of a Cajun Folksong"
in the Journal of Folklore Research with Shane Bernard, and "A
Blood test Before Marriage: Limpieza de Sangre in Spanish Louisiana"
in Louisiana History. Her current project, "Jumping Pirogue:
Deserters in Spanish Louisiana," is slated for publication in Louisiana
History. Frederick has also served as a project researcher
and facilitator for professional workshops and a workshop evaluator for
the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.
Frederick performs musical and poetry performances on campus and professionally.
She is active on several university committees. She is a member and president
of Phi Beta Delta, and was instrumental in hosting a meeting between the
Taiwanese representative and UL's Chinese students.
