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Interests
James Davis was an undergraduate at the University of Durham and a postgraduate at the University of Cambridge, completing a PhD on retail trade and market culture in late medieval England. He was appointed to his present post at Queen's in February 2005.
Research Statement
Dr Davis's main research interests focus upon medieval social and economic history, particularly medieval English towns, markets and trade. He has examined the market culture and practices of medieval England through a variety of literary and legal sources and published numerous articles from this research. His recent monograph (publshed in 2012 by Cambridge University Press) was entitled Medieval market morality: life, law and ethics in the English marketplace, 1200-1500. He has also worked and published on the early-Reformation heretical book trade.
Teaching
Dr James Davis teaches on the following programmes / modules:
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Undergraduate |
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The Peasants' Revolt, 1381 (HIS3011) Exploring History I: The Black Death (HIS1003) History and Historians (HIS1001) |
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Projects
- 2 Active
R1645HAP: Medieval Street Life: Space, Culture and Commerce in English Towns, 1200-1500
09/08/2016 → …
Project: Research
R1946HIS: Morality, Law and Misbehaviour in the Medieval English Marketplace
01/08/2007 → 17/12/2019
Project: Research
Research Output
Review of Lawrin Armstrong, ed., The Idea of a Moral Economy: Gerard of Siena on Usury, Restitution, and Prescription (Toronto, 2016)
Davis, J., 01 Jul 2019, In : Speculum. 94, 3, p. 806-807Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
The economy of work
Davis, J., 2019, A Cultural History of Work in the Medieval Age. Garver, V. L. (ed.). London: Bloomsbury, p. 13-29Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Towns and Trade
Davis, J., 2019, Historians on Gower. Rigby, S. & Echard, S. (eds.). Cambridge: Boydell and Brewer, p. 191-212 (Publications of the John Gower Society; vol. XII).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
'Étrangers et outsiders dans les marchés alimentaires de l'Angleterre du bas Moyen Age'
Davis, J., 2018, Approvisionner la ville: Flux alimentaires et circulations urbaines de Moyen Age au XIXe siècle. Knaepen, A., Loir, C. & Wilkin, A. (eds.). Brussels: Brussels: Editions de l'Universite de Bruxelles, p. 67-81Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Review of: C.M. Woolgar, The Culture of Food in England, 1200-1500 (2016)
Davis, J., 01 Feb 2018, In : American Historical Review. 123, 1, p. 287-8Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Prizes
British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship
James Davis (Recipient), 01 Jan 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship
James Davis (Recipient), 01 Oct 2002
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Ellen McArthur Prize in Economic History
James Davis (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
Historical Research (Journal)
James Davis (Peer reviewer)May 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Economic History Society Annual Conference 2019
James Davis (Speaker)06 Apr 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
James Davis (Peer reviewer)May 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Wang Jing
James Davis (Host)Aug 2019 → Jan 2020
Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
Economic History Review (Journal)
James Davis (Peer reviewer)Jun 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Press / Media
BBC Radio London (The Robert Elms Show) - London's markets
28/08/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment