Staff in the Department of History

Dr Justin Bengry

Lecturer in Queer History, MA Queer History course convenor
j.bengry (@gold.ac.uk)

Justin is cultural historian of sexualities and the queer past focusing on twentieth-century Britain.

Dr Antonio Cartolano

Lecturer in History
a.cartolano (@gold.ac.uk)

Antonio’s research and teaching interests are in the fields of Renaissance History, Art History, and Cultural Studies.

Dr Bruno De Nicola

Lecturer in the History of the Middle East
b.denicola (@gold.ac.uk)

Bruno is a cultural historian of the pre-modern Middle East with a special emphasis on the history of the Mongol Empire.

Dr Cheryl Deedman

Lecturer, Year 2, Year 3 and Joint Degrees Tutor
c.deedman (@gold.ac.uk)

Cheryl’s focus is romantic literature and its effects on the subjectivities and imaginations of working-class women.

Prof Dejan Djokić

Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, On research leave 2019-22
d.djokic (@gold.ac.uk)

Dejan researches Balkan history, particularly the political, social and cultural history of former Yugoslavia.

Dr Hannah Elias

Lecturer in Black British History
h.elias (@gold.ac.uk)

Cultural historian of the twentieth century researching Black British histories, religion, media and public history.

Dr Christienna Fryar

Lecturer in Black British History
c.fryar (@gold.ac.uk)

Christienna is a historian of modern Britain, the British Empire, and the modern Caribbean.

Dr Benno Gammerl

Lecturer in History
b.gammerl (@gold.ac.uk)

Benno is researching the interplay between migratory dynamics and sexual attitudes and practices in Europe.

Prof Richard Grayson

Professor of Twentieth Century History, Head of History
r.grayson (@gold.ac.uk)

Richard’s research interests are in Irish history and the First World War, and the role of remembrance in society.

Dr Ariel Hessayon

Reader in early modern History
a.hessayon (@gold.ac.uk)

Ariel’s research interests include early modern ideas, religion, politics, literature and popular culture.

Dr Rosie Kennedy

Lecturer
rosie.kennedy (@gold.ac.uk)

Rosie is a cultural historian whose research focuses on the history of childhood.

Dr Rebekah Lee

Senior Lecturer
r.lee (@gold.ac.uk)

Rebekah’s research is concerned with the social and cultural history of southern Africa.

Prof Jan Plamper

Professor of History
j.plamper (@gold.ac.uk)

Jan’s areas of research are Soviet symbolic politics, the history of emotions and senses, and the history of migration.

Dr Tara Povey

Lecturer in Post-Colonial and Global History
T.Povey (@gold.ac.uk)

Tara specialises in the social history and politics of the modern Middle East.

Dr John Price

Senior Lecturer
j.price (@gold.ac.uk)

John is a social and cultural historian who takes a ‘People’s History’ approach to modern London and Britain.

Dr John Rees

Visiting Research Fellow
jrees012 (@gold.ac.uk)

John is researching his second book on the English Revolution of the 1640s, following The Leveller Revolution (Verso, 20

Dr Erin Scheopner

Associate Lecturer
e.scheopner (@gold.ac.uk)

Erin's research focus is on the Irish question, newspapers, and politics.

Dr Anastasia Stouraiti

Lecturer in Early Modern History
a.stouraiti (@gold.ac.uk)

Anastasia is a cultural historian of the early modern period, specialising in the history of Venice and its empire.

Dr Erica Wald

Senior Lecturer in Modern History
e.wald (@gold.ac.uk)

Erica’s research intersects the fields of imperial, social and medical history, with a focus on colonial India.

Dr Maurice Walsh

Senior Lecturer in History, BA History and Journalism Course Convenor
M.Walsh (@gold.ac.uk)

Maurice’s focus is on the convergence of journalism, political ideas and literary culture in the 20th century.

Prof Alexander Watson

Professor of History, UG Admissions Tutor
a.watson (@gold.ac.uk)

Alexander’s current research looks at conflict and identity in East-Central Europe and the concept of total war.

Dr Kathryn Woods

Dean of Students, Visiting Research Fellow
K.Woods (@gold.ac.uk)

My research interests are in the history of the body, early modern medicine, history of the student experience.

Dr Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim

Reader
r.yoeli-tlalim (@gold.ac.uk)

Ronit's research has focussed on the transmission of medical ideas along the Silk-Roads, including Tibetan medicines.

Dr Nada Zečević

Lecturer
n.zecevic (@gold.ac.uk)

A historian of Southeastern Europe, focusing on migration, communication and exchange of the region’s historic societi

Professor Emerita Sally Alexander

Professor Emerita of Modern History
s.alexander (@gold.ac.uk)

Sally is working on the history of psychoanalysis in Britain, the history of feminism and social movements.

Professor Emeritus Damien Keown

Professor Emeritus of Buddhist Ethics
d.keown (@gold.ac.uk)

Damien specialises in Buddhist ethics with particular reference to medicine and biotechnology.

Emeritus Professor David Killingray

Emeritus Professor of Modern History
d.killingray (@gold.ac.uk)

David's interests are in nineteenth and twentieth century African and Caribbean history, and English local history.