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David Hopkin is a social cultural historian focusing on modern Western Europe (c.1760-c.1914) with a particular interest in oral popular culture. He engages with various forms of cultural expressions, notably through songs, tales, and riddles, to reconstruct the social interactions of laboring populations, especially the poor and illiterate in Western Europe. His significant works include 'Soldier Peasant: French Popular Culture 1766-1870,' which explored the relationship between rural communities and the army, and 'Voices of the People in Nineteenth-Century France,' which examines the lives of ordinary people through folklore. Hopkin was awarded the Royal Historical Society's Gladstone Prize for his contributions and received the Folklore Society’s Katharine Briggs Award in 2012. Currently, he is writing a book on the working lives of lacemakers in France and the Low Countries, backed by a Leverhulme Research Fellowship. His collaborative efforts in various European history projects showcase his dedication to understanding the intricate relationship between culture and social dynamics throughout history.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.