Dr. Julia Guarneri

Associate Professor

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Biography

Julia Guarneri is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge, specializing in American history. She joined the faculty in 2015 after serving as an ACLS New Faculty Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh and holding visiting and adjunct professor positions at Colgate University and City College Manhattan. Guarneri completed her PhD at Yale University and her BA at Cornell University. Her book, 'Newsprint Metropolis: City Papers Making Modern Americans,' published by the University of Chicago Press in 2017, explores the significance of daily newspapers within urban contexts, demonstrating their role in shaping the modern American urban landscape. Her work has received multiple accolades, including the 2018 Eugenia M. Palmegiano Prize from the American Historical Association, the 2018 Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Book Award, and the 2019 James Carey Media Research Award. Guarneri's current research focuses on the intersections of everyday life and corporate structures within the environmental history of the United States, particularly in relation to domestic spaces and consumer culture. She teaches courses on North American history, cultural history, and consumption. During the academic year 2026-2027, she will not be supervising undergraduate dissertations or MPhil students, as she will be on research leave until April 2027.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK

Teaching American History and supervising research.

ACLS New Faculty Fellow

— Present

University of Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Fellowship position focusing on research in American history.

Visiting Professor

— Present

Colgate University • Hamilton, NY, USA

Visiting role in the Department of History.

Adjunct Professor

— Present

City College Manhattan • New York, NY, USA

Teaching role in history courses.

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.