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Duncan Hamilton
Regional Ambassador (North-West England)

Duncan Hamilton is a third year PGR at the University of Manchester. He is currently working on an internally-funded PhD thesis concerning literature of the Chartist movement with a particular focus on the publications of Thomas Cooper, one of the movement’s working-class autodidacts. In addition to his PhD research, he has recently contributed a paper on Chartist plays to the annual festival in Newport, South Wales commemorating the region’s radical and Chartist heritage. Duncan also teaches in the Department of English at the University of Manchester, working as a graduate teaching assistant on the wide-ranging Literature and History module. He has previously completed a BA and MA in English at the University of Hull, both also concerned with amplifying the voices of nineteenth-century working-class authors. When not fulfilling academic duties or his responsibilities to HistoryLab+, Duncan volunteers regularly at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House and is currently involved with a Heritage Lottery funded project to establish a young writer’s residency at the House. He is a particularly strong advocate for collaboration between academic and non-academic historians.
Follow Duncan @dnhamilton.bsky.social

Other Committee members :
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Dr Kathy Davies, co-Chair
Dr Michael Reeve, co-Chair
Dr Sarah Wride, Treasurer
Dr Roslyn Joy Irving, Secretary
Dr Amelia Esther Clegg Membership Officer
Dr Dave Steele, Comms Officer (Website)
Dr Jess Kebbel, Comms Officer (Social Media)
Dr Alex Riggs, Regional Ambassador (Midlands)
Dr Lauren Theweneti, Regional Ambassador (Yorkshire)
George Higgins, Regional Ambassador (Wales)
Duncan Hamilton, Regional Ambassador (North-West England)
Dr Maxine Beuret, Regional Ambassador (London and the South East)
Samantha Hossein, International Ambassador (Caribbean)
Dr. Kristen Vitale Engel, International Ambassador

If you are interested in working on the History Lab Plus committee, feel free to drop us an email to find out about current vacancies and joining the team.

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