Kit Kowol

Dr. Kit Kowol is a Visiting Early Career Development Fellow in Modern British History at the Department of History, King's College London. Previously, he served as a Lecturer in History at Christ Church and St. John’s College, Oxford, and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Teesside University.

• BA (Politics) and MA (Modern History) from Durham University
• DPhil (Politics) from the University of Oxford
• Visiting Scholar at University of California, Berkeley

Kowol's research focuses on the intersection of political thought and culture in 20th-century Britain. His work employs intellectual, cultural, and emotional history methodologies to reinterpret modern British history and analyze contemporary political dynamics. His recent book Blue Jerusalem (2024) examines British Conservatism during WWII, while a new project explores letters to defeated political leaders, highlighting grief and loss in politics. His publications reveal trends in Conservative ideology, wartime planning, and transnational influences.

• Associate Fellow at the think tank Bright Blue
• Historian in Residence at The Corporate Theatre

Kowol teaches undergraduate modules on modern British history, warfare, and historical methods, alongside postgraduate courses on historical approaches and 20th-century Britain. He has engaged in policy research for institutions like NESTA and RISJ, and contributed to public discourse through BBC Radio and The National Trust. His research affiliations include the Second World War Research Group and the Research Centre for German Transnational Relations.