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Hannah Barker joined the University of Manchester in 2000 and has prior lecturing experience at the University of Keele and Worcester College, Oxford. Her research primarily focuses on the late Georgian period and the early industrial revolution in Britain, with an emphasis on northern England. Barker is also dedicated to local community history, conducting research on twentieth-century Britain. Her early publications investigate print culture and popular politics, examining how the press influences public opinion and the control exerted by social elites over public debate. She is currently completing a monograph on religion in northern English towns from 1740 to 1830, set to be published by Oxford University Press in 2024-2025. Barker has been involved in significant research projects funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), including 'Unlocking the Mary Hamilton Papers' and 'Faith in the Town: Lay Religion and Urbanization in Northern England, 1740-1830'. Additionally, she has supervised numerous PhD students on topics ranging from local history to popular culture. Barker's work contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting her commitment to research that addresses social issues.
University of Manchester • Manchester, ENG, GB
Teaching and research in British history, focusing on the late Georgian period and early industrial revolution.
Includes MSc in Advanced Electrical Power Systems and MSc in Communications and Signal Processing.