Theses

2023

Mathilde Alazraki. Women and Diplomacy between England and the East during the Early Modern Period (1558-1676). History. Université Paris Cité (UPC), 2023. English. ⟨NNT : ⟩. ⟨tel-05647318⟩

Book sections

2026

Mathilde Alazraki. "An 'Orient pearle' or 'the rightful Sophie'? The dual representation of Persia and its Queen in the Second Part of the Countess of Montgomery's Urania". Aurélie Griffin; Alison Findlay. The Lives and Afterlives of the Sidney Women Writers, Routledge, 2026, 9781032870991. ⟨hal-05647314⟩

Mathilde Alazraki. "Contagion in Twelfth Night". Louise Roszak; Nora Galland. The Sad and Merry Madness of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Presses universitaires de Paris Nanterre, 2026, 978-2-84016-611-5. ⟨hal-05647312⟩

Journal articles

2025

Mathilde Alazraki. Silent Outrage: Dryden’s Answer to his Female Audience Following the Representation of Aureng-Zebe (1676). XVII-XVIII Revue de la Société d'études anglo-américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles , 2025, 82, ⟨10.4000/15ffq⟩. ⟨hal-05590080⟩

2024

Mathilde Alazraki. Un carrosse pour le harem : étude comparée des diplomaties anglo-ottomane et anglo-moghole entre les xvi e et xvii e siècles. Etudes Anglaises, 2024, 76 (4), pp.385-403. ⟨10.3917/etan.764.0385⟩. ⟨hal-05054603⟩

Mathilde Alazraki. The Queen and the Sultana: Early Modern Female Circuits of Diplomacy and the Consumption of Gendered Luxury Items Between East and West. Revue française de civilisation britannique, 2024, XXIX (3), ⟨10.4000/11vhd⟩. ⟨hal-05054602⟩

2022

Mathilde Alazraki. “To guard this Paradise from any second violation”: Ysabinda and the Eastern female body as contested territory in Dryden’s Amboyna (1673). XVII-XVIII Revue de la Société d'études anglo-américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles , 2022, Territoires de diplomatie Le monde anglo-américain et ses relations extérieure, 79, ⟨10.4000/1718.10378⟩. ⟨hal-03927315⟩

2021

Mathilde Alazraki. Revival, Romance, and Empire in Lady Mary Wroth’s Urania. XVII-XVIII Revue de la Société d'études anglo-américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles , 2021, Cartes et cartographies dans le monde anglophone aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècle, 78, ⟨10.4000/1718.7499⟩. ⟨hal-03927318⟩

Conference papers

2026

Mathilde Alazraki. "Hushang the Dragon-slayer: Persian textiles and fiery diplomacy in early modern England". The circulation of textile designs, patterns, skills and representations in early modern Europe, Université de Haute-Alsace, May 2026, Mulhouse (Université de haute-Alsace), France. ⟨hal-05647320⟩

Mathilde Alazraki. « Quand les femmes font la diplomatie ». Pint of Science - Les Femmes et les enfants d'abord, Pint of Science, May 2026, Rouen, France. ⟨hal-05647322⟩

2025

Mathilde Alazraki. « La place du harem musulman dans la diplomatie anglaise en Orient : d’acteur marginal à lieu d’échanges central ». “Centre(s), marges, relégation aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles dans les îles britanniques, en Amérique du Nord et en France” 17e Journées des Doctorant.e.s et Jeunes Chercheur.euse.s de la SEAA 1718 et de la Société Française d'Étude du Dix-huitième siècle, Société d’Études Anglo-Américaines des XVIIᵉ et XVIIIᵉ Siècles, Sep 2025, Rouen (Université de Rouen Normandie), France. ⟨hal-05647323⟩

Mathilde Alazraki. “My heart was bent upon an independency of fortune”: Women’s emancipation, economic mastery, and colonial superiority in Daniel Defoe’s Roxana, or The Fortunate Mistress (1724). Feminist Enlightenment and Politics, Universität Zürich, Jun 2025, Zürich, Switzerland, Switzerland. ⟨hal-05647325⟩

Mathilde Alazraki. Femininity and Otherness across the Stage and Page: a comparative study of Behn’s Abdelazer (1676) and Oroonoko (1688) through the lens of gender and race. Aphra Behn on the Move, Université Paris Cité, Jun 2025, Paris, France. ⟨hal-05647326⟩

Mathilde Alazraki. « Male excessiveness and female deprivation: politics of gender and consumption in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night ». Twelfth Night, or What You Will: New Directions, Université Paris Cité, Jan 2025, Paris, France. ⟨hal-05647329⟩

2024

Mathilde Alazraki. « Fantasies of imperial conquest and gendered submission in John Dryden’s Aureng-Zebe (1676) ». Consentir, Refuser, Céder : Spectres de la Conquête à la Restauration (1660-1714), Université de Montpellier, Jun 2024, Montpellier, France. ⟨hal-05647328⟩

2022

Mathilde Alazraki. The Queen and the Sultana: Early Modern Female Circuits of Diplomacy and the Consumption of Gendered Luxury Items between East and West. Diplomatic Gifts and Counter-Gifts: Britain and the Muslim East, Sep 2022, Paris, France. ⟨hal-03927384⟩

Mathilde Alazraki. “To guard this Paradise from any second violation”: Ysabinda and the Eastern female body as contested territory in Dryden’s Amboyna (1673). TERRITOIRES DE DIPLOMATIE : LE MONDE ANGLO-AMERICAIN ET SES RELATIONS EXTERIEURES AUX XVIIE ET XVIIIE SIECLES, Société d’Études Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, Jan 2022, Toulouse, France. ⟨hal-03927413⟩

2021

Mathilde Alazraki. The “Easterne Starr” and the “Orient Pearle”: the representation of Eastern characters in the second part of Lady Mary Wroth’s Urania. Commemorating the Sidney Ladies, 1621-2021, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Sep 2021, Paris, France. ⟨hal-03927442⟩

Mathilde Alazraki. Revival, Romance and Empire in Lady Mary Wroth’s Urania. Congrès annuel de la SAES - Renaissances, Société des Anglicistes de l’Enseignement Supérieur, Jun 2021, Tours, France. ⟨hal-03927460⟩

Mathilde Alazraki. La Reine et la Sultane : construire et visualiser une diplomatie féminine à travers la correspondance entre Elizabeth Ière et Safiye (1593-1599). Variations matérielles : arts féminins et écriture de soi dans l’Europe moderne et au-delà, Corpus Feminae : Matérialités des écritures féminines dans l'Europe moderne (16e-18e siècles), May 2021, Paris, France. ⟨hal-03927501⟩

2020

Mathilde Alazraki. The Queen and the Sultana: an example of early modern female diplomacy between England and the Ottoman Empire. The Female Experience in Early Modern England, University of Auckland, Nov 2020, Auckland (Nouvelle Zelande), New Zealand. ⟨hal-03927539⟩

2019

Mathilde Alazraki. Euro-Persian self-staging and feminine power in Teresa Sherley’s portraits (1622-7). Power and Objects in Portraiture, London Renaissance Seminar; Paris Early Modern Seminar, Dec 2019, Londres, United Kingdom. ⟨hal-03927566⟩

Scientific blog post

2023

Mathilde Alazraki. “Ipolita the Tartarian:” A Living Diplomatic Gift for Elizabeth I. 2023. ⟨hal-04187322⟩

2021

Mathilde Alazraki. Gifting the Harem: Gendered Gifts Between the Ottoman Sultana and the English Queen. 2021. ⟨hal-03927345⟩

Other publications

2022

Mathilde Alazraki. The Influence of Powerful Eastern Women in England’s Relationship with the East during the Early Modern Period (1570 – 1673). 2022, ⟨10.4000/shakespeare.6583⟩. ⟨hal-03927326⟩