Carbon Bodies: Warmth and Fuelling Health
Project summary Warmth is central to our health and wellbeing. However, domestic heating is currently responsible for 18% of our […]
History
At Northumbria University, staff in History, Music and American Studies research social, political, and cultural histories from around the world, spanning the Medieval era to the present day.
Catch-singing and British Community
Project summary Unlike today, in early modern Britain singing together was ubiquitous entertainment for all ages and classes. The popularity
Memories and Silences of Partition in India
Project summary This project draws attention to memories of the past, told and shared in the present, by older (60-80
Writing the Sleep Crisis: Addressing Sleeplessness through the Arts
Summary This research project explores representations of sleep and sleeplessness in contemporary literature and culture. Between 2020 and 2024, it
Commemorating Women in Public Spaces
Summary In the Englishes, our research on literature, gender, commemoration and heritage has fed into a series of projects that
Paths to Peace: Grassroots Activism in Northern Ireland and Eire
Project summary This project focuses on the historic importance of grassroots civil society activists to the Northern Ireland peace process
The Indian Diaspora and Multiculturalism In Modern Britain
Project summary This multifaceted project highlights the significance of transnational politicsa and political identities to members of the Indian diaspora
Civil War Bluejackets: US Naval Records & Ancestry.com
Project summary This project involves the creation of a new freely available internet database of transcribed and linked service records