About
Lena Liapi is a Lecturer in Early Modern History at Keele University's School of Humanities, joining in 2017 after teaching at the University of York, University of Aberdeen, and Leeds Beckett University. Her research explores intersections of popular culture, print culture, and historiographical theory in early modern England.
- Education: BA & MA from University of Athens, PhD from University of York
Her work examines how cheap print materials shaped urban crime narratives and public justice perceptions during the 16th-17th centuries. Current projects analyze the emergence of popular fame and reputation through manuscript/print interactions.
Publications include the monograph Roguery in Print (2019) and articles on topics like Griffin Flood's case (2022), Samuel Pepys's reading habits (2017), and 1650s Royalist crime narratives (2014). She teaches courses covering law-punishment dynamics, state-empire evolution, and media-memory intersections.
