Mr Timothy Galsworthy
| Post: | Doctoral Tutor (History) |
| Email: | T.Galsworthy@sussex.ac.uk |
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Biography
I joined the Â鶹´«Ã½ of Sussex in September 2018, where I am undertaking a PhD in History. My doctoral research focuses on American Civil War memory and the Republican Party during the civil rights era. I am interested in how Civil War memory affords interesting and unique perspectives on Republicanism, conservatism, and liberalism during the upheavals of the civil rights period. I am supervised by Prof. Robert Cook and Dr. Tom Adam Davies. I am funded as part of the AHRC CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership.
I am currrently one of two Postgraduate Secretaries for (Historians of the Twentieth Century United States)
I currently serve as Chair for . A blog about the PhD experience by PhD students.
Outside of my academic interests, I am also passionate about politics and sport on either side of the Atlantic. I believe I am one of the only rugby league fans at the Â鶹´«Ã½ of Sussex!
For my eclectic views on my PhD, history, politics, sport, and much much more, follow me on Twitter - @timgalsworthy
My research interests are:
- The United States of America
- American Civil War memory
- Historical memory
- Race
- Civil Rights
- Politics
- Museums, monuments, and memorialisation
- War and conflict
Qualifications
2018- History (PhD) - Â鶹´«Ã½ of Sussex
2016-2017 American History (MPhil) - Selwyn College, Â鶹´«Ã½ of Cambridge
2013-2016 History (BA) - Â鶹´«Ã½ of Bristol
Activities
Prizes and Awards
William W. Scranton Research Travel Award from Pennsylvania State Â鶹´«Ã½ (July 2019)
Roosevelt Institute of American Studies Research Grant (April 2019)
Publications
, The Washington Post, 6 January 2020
Conference Papers and Presentations
Laying claim to Lincoln: Contested pasts and contested presents in civil rights-era America – HOTCUS Annual Conference, Liverpool John Moores Â鶹´«Ã½, June 2019
Barry Goldwater, Confederate Icon? Civil War memory, civil rights, and the “Party of Lincoln”– Annual Americanist Symposium, Â鶹´«Ã½ of Kent, June 2019
“The shadow of Lincoln is still upon us”: American Civil War memory, civil rights, and liberal Republicans – HAHP Doctoral Researcher’s Annual Conference, Â鶹´«Ã½ of Sussex, May 2019
The Party of Lincoln? Civil War memory, civil rights, and the Republican Party – BAAS Conference, Â鶹´«Ã½ of Sussex, April 2019
Rewriting the Gettysburg Address: Civil War memory, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the transformation of American politics – Scottish Association for the Study of America Conference, Â鶹´«Ã½ of Edinburgh, March 2019
Lincoln, Lee, and Black Lives Matter: Coming to Terms with the Past in Donald Trump’s America – A “Crisis in coming to terms with the past?” Conference, Â鶹´«Ã½ of London, February 2019
Whatever happened to the Party of Lincoln? American Civil War memory in the Era of Trump - Democracy and Disinformation in the Era of Trump Conference, Â鶹´«Ã½ College Dublin Clinton Institute, December 2018
"Lincoln would cry out in pain": Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and Barry Goldwater’s Republican Party- HOTCUS Postgraduate Conference, Â鶹´«Ã½ of Nottingham, October 2018
Refighting the Battle of Gettysburg: Civil War memory, civil rights, and political rhetoric – War Through Other Stuff Twitter Conference, September 2018
"Emancipation may be a proclamation, it is not a fact": Civil Rights, the Democratic Party, and the legacy of the American Civil War – New Voices in the History of War, Â鶹´«Ã½ of Oxford, July 2018
"Abraham Lincoln belongs to us": George Wallace and the memory of the American Civil War– American Political History Symposium, Â鶹´«Ã½ of Glasgow, June 2018
Twentieth Century Democratic Presidents and the American Civil War – HOTCUS Postgraduate Conference, Northumbria Â鶹´«Ã½, September 2016
Professional Body Memberships
Historians of the Twentieth Century United States (HOTCUS)
Southern Historical Assocation (SHA)
British Assoication of American Studies (BAAS)