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Freddy Foks is a historian specializing in modern Britain and the British Empire from 1800 to the present. He is currently a Simon Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, focusing on citizenship and migration within the context of the British Empire. Foks earned his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2019 and subsequently held a Junior Research Fellowship at King's College, Cambridge from 2018 to 2022. His teaching includes a role as a Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. Foks's research interests include anthropological ideas, imperial histories, and the implications of emigration, gendering aspects of the migration narrative, especially during the 19th century. He has been awarded the prestigious Constance Blackwell Prize for his contributions to intellectual history, specifically with his work about participant observation in colonial development.
University of Manchester • Manchester
Conducting research on citizenship and migration in the British Empire.
University of Manchester • Manchester
Taught courses related to Modern British History.
King's College, Cambridge • Cambridge
Engaged in research projects related to history and anthropology.
Includes MSc in Advanced Electrical Power Systems and MSc in Communications and Signal Processing.