Emma Macleod
Professor · Eighteenth-century British political history
University of StirlingAbout
Professor Emma Macleod is a faculty member in the Department of History at the University of Stirling, where she has taught since 1996. She specializes in eighteenth-century British political history and gender history in Britain (c.1750-1930), with a focus on state trials and transatlantic intellectual exchange.
Her research explores:
- State trials for sedition and treason (1790s)
- British responses to the American and French Revolutions
- Enlightenment-era legal and political thought
- Gender dynamics in historical contexts
Current projects include comparative analysis of state trials across Scotland, England, Ireland, Canada, and America, and co-editing the Wodrow-Kenrick correspondence (1750-1810) with Dr. Anthony Page and Dr. Martin Fitzpatrick.
Scientific Awards:
- Invited visiting professorship at the Université Bordeaux Montaigne (2025)
- Peter Nicolaisen International Fellowship at Monticello, Virginia (2017)
She supervises PhD students in topics spanning political trials, Enlightenment history, and transatlantic studies, while serving on editorial boards and as President of the Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society (2024–2026).
