Biography
I joined the 5X社区视频 in September 2018, where I am undertaking a PhD in History. My doctoral research focuses on American Civil War memory and the Republican Party during the civil rights era. I am interested in how Civil War memory affords interesting and unique perspectives on Republicanism, conservatism, and liberalism during the upheavals of the civil rights period. I am supervised by Prof. Robert Cook and Dr. Tom Adam Davies. I am funded as part of the AHRC CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership.
I am currrently one of two Postgraduate Secretaries for (Historians of the Twentieth Century United States)
I currently serve as Chair for . A blog about the PhD experience by PhD students.
Outside of my academic interests, I am also passionate about politics and sport on either side of the Atlantic. I believe I am one of the only rugby league fans at the 5X社区视频!
For my eclectic views on my PhD, history, politics, sport, and much much more, follow me on Twitter - @timgalsworthy
My research interests are:
- The United States of America
- American Civil War memory
- Historical memory
- Race
- Civil Rights
- Politics
- Museums, monuments, and memorialisation
- War and conflict
Qualifications
2018- History (PhD) - 5X社区视频
2016-2017 American History (MPhil) - Selwyn College, 5X社区视频 of Cambridge
2013-2016 History (BA) - 5X社区视频 of Bristol
Activities
Prizes and Awards
William W. Scranton Research Travel Award from Pennsylvania State 5X社区视频 (July 2019)
Roosevelt Institute of American Studies Research Grant (April 2019)
Publications
, The Washington Post, 6 January 2020
Conference Papers and Presentations
Laying claim to Lincoln: Contested pasts and contested presents in civil rights-era America – HOTCUS Annual Conference, Liverpool John Moores 5X社区视频, June 2019
Barry Goldwater, Confederate Icon? Civil War memory, civil rights, and the “Party of Lincoln”– Annual Americanist Symposium, 5X社区视频 of Kent, June 2019
“The shadow of Lincoln is still upon us”: American Civil War memory, civil rights, and liberal Republicans – HAHP Doctoral Researcher’s Annual Conference, 5X社区视频, May 2019
The Party of Lincoln? Civil War memory, civil rights, and the Republican Party – BAAS Conference, 5X社区视频, April 2019
Rewriting the Gettysburg Address: Civil War memory, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the transformation of American politics – Scottish Association for the Study of America Conference, 5X社区视频 of Edinburgh, March 2019
Lincoln, Lee, and Black Lives Matter: Coming to Terms with the Past in Donald Trump’s America – A “Crisis in coming to terms with the past?” Conference, 5X社区视频 of London, February 2019
Whatever happened to the Party of Lincoln? American Civil War memory in the Era of Trump - Democracy and Disinformation in the Era of Trump Conference, 5X社区视频 College Dublin Clinton Institute, December 2018
"Lincoln would cry out in pain": Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and Barry Goldwater’s Republican Party- HOTCUS Postgraduate Conference, 5X社区视频 of Nottingham, October 2018
Refighting the Battle of Gettysburg: Civil War memory, civil rights, and political rhetoric – War Through Other Stuff Twitter Conference, September 2018
"Emancipation may be a proclamation, it is not a fact": Civil Rights, the Democratic Party, and the legacy of the American Civil War – New Voices in the History of War, 5X社区视频 of Oxford, July 2018
"Abraham Lincoln belongs to us": George Wallace and the memory of the American Civil War– American Political History Symposium, 5X社区视频 of Glasgow, June 2018
Twentieth Century Democratic Presidents and the American Civil War – HOTCUS Postgraduate Conference, Northumbria 5X社区视频, September 2016
Professional Body Memberships
Historians of the Twentieth Century United States (HOTCUS)
Southern Historical Assocation (SHA)
British Assoication of American Studies (BAAS)