Faculty Postholders
Dr Christina de Bellaigue
D.E.A. Paris IV - Sorbonne,
Ph.D. Cantab.
Lecturer (CUF) Modern History
Email: christina.debellaigue@history.ox.ac.uk
Research Interests
Dr de Bellaigue's research interests are mainly in the comparative social and cultural history of nineteenth-century Britain and France. She is interested in the history of education and childhood, the history of social mobility and in the interaction of gender with notions of national identity.
Supervision Interests
Social and cultural history of Britain and France in the nineteenth century, history of women, gender history, history of childhood and education.
Selected Publications:
- 'The Development of Teaching as a Profession for Women before 1870', The Historical Journal. Vol 44(4) (2001) pp. 963-988
- 'Educational Homes and Barrack-like Schools: Cross-Channel Perspectives on Secondary Education in Mid-Nineteenth-Century England and France' in Educational policy borrowing: historical perspectives. (Oxford Studies in Comparative Education). Vol 14(2) (Didcot, 2004) pp. 89-108
- 'Behind the School Walls: The School Community in French and English Boarding Schools for Girls, 1810-1867', Paedagogica Historica. Vol 40(1-2) (2004) pp. 107-121
- Educating women: schooling and identity in England and France, 1800-1867. (Oxford, 2007) 296pp.
- 'De la femme aux individus: l'histoire du genre en Grande Bretagne, des années 1960 à nos jours', Revue d'histoire du XIXe siècle. Vol 37 (2008) pp. 55-69
Future Publications:
- 'Faith and Religion' in The cultural history of childhood and the family. The Age of Empire, 1800-1900. Vol 5 (Oxford, 2009) pp. 55-69
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