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David specializes in cultural intellectual history of the nineteenth-century United States with a particular interest in racial politics and discourse surrounding African American culture. He earned both his BA and MA from the University of Sheffield before moving to the University of Cambridge to complete his PhD. Prior to joining the University of Southampton, David lectured on American history at Swansea University and the University of Sheffield. He is the co-convenor of the North American History Seminar at the Institute of Historical Research and a member of the Southampton Centre for Nineteenth-Century Research. David's current research examines racial politics in culture, focusing on how African American cultural identity was represented during events such as emancipation and the Great Migration. His teaching emphasizes the long nineteenth century in the United States, including courses on racism in America from Thomas Jefferson to the Harlem Renaissance. David’s research integrates folklore studies with social history of slavery, exploring the cultural politics of collecting and representing African American narratives during the Civil War era.