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Anna Maguire is a historian specializing in migration, war, and the British Empire in the twentieth century. She is currently focusing on the history of sanctuary and refugees in Britain from 1950 to 2000, and is interested in co-production and collaborative public history approaches. Anna joined University College London in 2022 after serving as a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Queen Mary University of London. Previously, she taught at King's College London. Her major publications include 'Contact Zones World War: Cultural Encounters British Empire' (CUP, 2021) and 'Colonial Servicemen British “War Brides”: World War Marriages British Empire' in Gender & History (2021). Additionally, she has contributed to projects at the Imperial War Museum and worked on the HERA project 'Cultural Exchange in Time of Global Conflict.' Anna is committed to widening participation in education and has run workshops in local schools to produce free online resources. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and participates in various seminars on history.
University College London • London
Teaching Public History with a focus on the history of migration and the British Empire.
Queen Mary University of London • London
Researching the history of sanctuary and refugees.
King's College London • London
Taught courses related to historical studies.