Professor Kathryn Gleadle
Research Interests
- Children, childhood and politics in the long nineteenth century
- Victorian diaries and manuscript cultures
- Global feminisms in the long nineteenth century
- Women and political engagement, Britain 1780-1920
My research centres on British political culture in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and on the experiences of women and children in this period. I am especially interested in the gendered dynamics of civic engagement. My works in this field include British women in the nineteenth century (Palgrave Macillan, 2001) and Borderline citizens: women, gender and political culture, 1780-1860 (British Academy and OUP, 2009).
I am interested in exploring the agency of those who have been excluded from traditional political narratives. This includes researching the involvement of British children in the political process during the age of reform, including their contribution to pressure-group campaigning, elections, and petitions. I am also currently writing a book on girlhood manuscript cultures and British civic life. This study will range across the long nineteenth century, looking especially at girls’ diaries.
I welcome the opportunity to work with graduates in any of these fields and am happy to discuss possible projects with prospective applicants.
Teaching
Do get in touch if you would like to discuss potential DPhil projects regarding: British childhood C19; girlhood; gender and life- writing C19; British women and politics long C19.
I currently teach:
Prelims |
FHS |
British V 1685-1830 |
British V1685-1830 |
Approaches to history |
British VI 1815-1924 |
OS12: Women, gender and nation: Britain, 1789-1825 |
SS 18: Becoming a citizen, 1860-1902 |
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HENG Bridge Paper: Women’s Life writing: gender and social change, Britain: 1870-1930 |
Disciplines of History |
Publications
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Children against slavery: juvenile agency and the sugar boycotts in Britain
November 2020|Journal article|Transactions of the Royal Historical Society -
Magazine Culture, Girlhood Communities, and Educational Reform in Late Victorian Britain
October 2019|Journal article|English Historical Review -
Silence, dissent and affective relations in the juvenile diaries of Eva Knatchbull-Hugessen (1861-95).
November 2018|Journal article|19 : Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century -
Global feminisms, c.1870-1930: vocabularies and concepts- a comparative approach
December 2017|Journal article|Women's History Review -
Masculinity, Age and Life-Cycle in the Age of Reform
February 2017|Journal article|Parliamentary History