Daniel Matlin

Dr. Daniel Matlin is a Reader (equivalent to Associate Professor) in the History of the United States since 1865 at King's College London, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts & Humanities and the Department of History. He joined King's in 2012 after previous academic positions at Queen Mary University of London (as Leverhulme Early Career Fellow) and Cambridge University, where he served as Director of Studies at the Centre for History and Economics.

His research examines the intersection of race, intellectual life, and urban space in 20th-century America, with specializations in:

• African-American intellectual/cultural history
• Civil rights and Black Power movements
• Historical constructions of race and Black diasporic identity
• Urban history (particularly Harlem and New York City)
• Jazz history and cultural expression

Publication analysis reveals consistent focus on Harlem as both physical space and cultural symbol, with interdisciplinary approaches bridging history, visual culture, musicology, and urban studies. His works critically analyze racial representation, community formation, and the politics of space.

Awards & Honors:

• Arthur Miller Centre First Book Prize for On the Corner: African American Intellectuals and the Urban Crisis
• Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship

He actively supervises PhD students in African-American history, civil rights, black nationalist thought, and 20th-century cultural history. Grant-funded projects include 'Race Capital? Harlem as Place and Symbol since 1900.' Matlin engages extensively with public history through lectures at institutions like the National Theatre and Black Cultural Archives.