Our people

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Ms Lydia Gray

Research interests

  • The British empire and decolonisation 
  • Political activism in foreign policy 
  • Cold War histories 
Connect with Lydia

Dr Malcolm Cook

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Animation
  • Early Cinema
  • Film sound and music
Connect with Malcolm

Dr Nathan Bossoh

Research Fellow (Anniversary Fellow)

Research interests

  • Science, medicine and material knowledge across West Africa and its diasporas in British impe…
  • African botanical knowledge, botanic gardens and the British Empire
  • Material approaches to histories of science and religion/belief
Connect with Nathan

Dr Pritipuspa Mishra

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Indian history from 1800 to Present
  • India and the British Empire
  • Indian Anti-colonialism

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Pritipuspa

Dr Ranka Primorac

Associate Prof of African Literature

Research interests

  • African literatures and cultures and World Literature
  • The novel: histories and theories
  • Literature and space-time

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Ranka

Professor Stephanie Jones

Professor of Literature and Law

Research interests

  • Literature and Law
  • Postcolonial and decolonial studies
  • Marine and maritime literatures
Connect with Stephanie

Professor Stephen Morton

Professor-English&Postcolonialliterature

Research interests

  • Postcolonial and world literatures in English, including literatures from Africa, the Caribbe…
  • Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies
  • Literature, Visual Culture and Economics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Stephen