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Research Interests
I am a social and cultural historian of late twentieth-century Britain. My research interests include race, immigration, the New Left, cultural studies, urban history, sex work and photography, and I have published on these areas in Social History, History Workshop Journal, Patterns of Prejudice, Twentieth Century British History and other journals. I am the co-editor of Cultural Studies 50 Years On (2016) and my first monograph - Black Handsworth: race in 1980s Britain - was published by the University of California Press in 2019 and shortlisted for the Whitfield Prize. I have curated several public exhibitions, including Janet Mendelsohn: Varna Road at the Ikon Gallery in 2016. My research has been supported by Arts Council England, the Arts and Humanities Research Council and, most recently, the Fulbright Commission.
Teaching
Dr Kieran Connell teaches on the following programmes:
HIS2018 The Making of Contemporary Britain
HIS2055 History and Society
HIS3119 'There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack': race and immigration in post-war Britain
MHY7079 From Blitz to Blair: exploring post-war Britain
MHY7035 Debates in History
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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R1577HIS: Past, present and future: connecting communities with shared histories
09/05/2016 → …
Project: Research
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PROS: The Programme for the Reform of the Law on Soliciting, 1976–1982
Connell, K., Sep 2020, In: Twentieth Century British History. 31, 3, 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Black Handsworth: Race in 1980s Britain
Connell, K., 2019, Berkeley : University of California Press. 216 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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In the Hands of Many? The Politics of Community Photography in Birmingham
Connell, K., 2019, Photography for Whom?. Vol. 1. p. 35-54Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Book Review: Black London: The Imperial Metropolis and Decolonization in the Twentieth Century
Connell, K., 20 Sep 2017, In: cultural and social history.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Race, Prostitution and the New Left: the post-war inner city through Janet Mendelsohn’s “social eye”’
Connell, K., 07 Jun 2017, In: History Workshop Journal. 83, 1, p. 301-340 40 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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AHRC 10th Anniversary Cultural Engagement Fund: ‘Developing Future Leaders in the Arts and Humanities: Impact, Value and Co-creation’
Connell, Kieran (Recipient), Sep 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Fulbright Scholar Award, $30,000
Connell, Kieran (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Queen's University Belfast Vice-Chancellor's Research Prizes (shortlisted)
Connell, Kieran (Recipient), Nov 2016
Prize: Other distinction
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Visiting Fellow, Centre for Critical & Cultural Studies, University of Queensland
Connell, Kieran (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Appointment
Activities
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Black Curriculums Matter: Diversifying UK University Syllabi for the 21st Century
Kieran Connell (Participant), Ashok Malhotra (Participant) & Anandi Ramamurthy (Speaker)
08 Oct 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Social History Society Annual Conference
Kieran Connell (Participant)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Working with Journalists
Kieran Connell (Organiser)
01 May 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Urban History Conference
Kieran Connell (Chair)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Social History Society Annual Conference
Kieran Connell (Chair)
11 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Press / Media
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The Ebbs and Flows of Multicultural Britain
17/10/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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A Very British History: the first black Brummies
19/02/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impact
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Past, present and future: connecting communities with shared histories
Kieran Connell (Participant) & Matthew Hilton (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Societial Impact