Staff in the Department of History

Dr Justin Bengry

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

Dr Sara Bernard

Dr Antonio Cartolano

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

Dr Bruno De Nicola

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

Dr Cheryl Deedman

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

Prof Dejan Djokić

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

Dr Benno Gammerl

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

Prof Richard Grayson

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

Dr Ariel Hessayon

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

Dr Rosie Kennedy

Rosie is a modern British historian whose research focusses on the history of childhood.

Vanessa King BA, PGCE, FSA

Vanessa specialises in medieval history (1100-1500) with particular focus on the Norman Conquest.

Dr Rebekah Lee

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

Prof Jan Plamper

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

Dr Tara Povey

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

Dr John Price

John is a social and cultural historian, taking a ‘people’s history’ perspective to late modern London and Britain.

Dr Vivienne Richmond

Vivienne’s research examines the effect of industrialisation on working-class life, with a focus on dress and textiles.

Dr Erin Scheopner

Dr Anastasia Stouraiti

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

Dr Dan Taylor

Dan is a lecturer and researcher in early modern European philosophy and history, with a particular focus on Spinoza.

Dr Erica Wald

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

Dr Maurice Walsh

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

Prof Alexander Watson

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

Dr Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim

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

Professor Emerita Sally Alexander

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

Professor Emeritus Damien Keown

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

Emeritus Professor David Killingray

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