Dr. Eloise Moss

Biography

Eloise Moss is a Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Manchester, specializing in the histories of crime, gender, and urban space in 19th and 20th-century Britain. She received her B.A. in History (Hons.) from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2007, an M.A. in Modern British History from the University of Manchester in 2008, and a D.Phil in History from Oxford in 2013. Her doctoral thesis, 'Cracking Cribs: Representations of Burglary and Burglars in London, 1860-1939', was supervised by Professor Matt Houlbrook at Magdalen College. Since rejoining the University of Manchester in 2014, Moss has published a book titled 'Night Raiders: Burglary and Making Modern Urban Life, London 1860-1968', which examines the intersection of crime with urban life and identity. She has also contributed to various collaborative research projects, including explorations of child emigration to Canada and the social histories of hotels in shaping British identities. Through her work, Moss engages with broader themes of national identity, societal changes, and the implications of crime and security in modern Britain.

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