Florence Swan

Florence Swan serves as a DCAD Fellow within the Durham Centre for Academic Development (DCAD) and maintains an affiliation with the Department of History at Durham University. Her primary research focuses on the project "The Transmission of Taste c. 1200-c.1400".

Her scholarly work centers on medieval cultural transmission, specifically examining evolving concepts of taste during the High to Late Middle Ages. Key research domains include:

• Medieval History (c. 1200-c. 1400)
• Cultural History of sensory perceptions
• Historical analysis of aesthetic values
• Academic Development methodologies in higher education contexts