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Angela Platt is a Lecturer in Liberal Arts and Course Lead for English Literature at the Institute of Theology and Liberal Arts, St Mary's University (since 2022). Her interdisciplinary research focuses on cultural studies, emotions, religious belief, and gender/family identities, particularly in 18th-19th century contexts. A scholar of religious dissenters, she explores how denominational identity intersects with emotions and familial structures through letters and literature.
Education:
- PhD History (anticipated 2023), Royal Holloway, University of London
- MA Historical Research, University of Roehampton (2017)
- BA Family Studies, English Literature, Theology, Cornerstone University (2009)
Her teaching emphasizes humanities research on culture, identity, and theological beliefs. She has taught Enlightenment history and religion at Royal Holloway. Angela serves as an editor for Women’s History Today and is on the committee of the Ecclesiastical History Society.
Key research themes include religious love, pain as spiritual measurement, and gender dynamics in dissenting communities. Her work bridges historical analysis with emotional and theological frameworks.
Awards:
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Her PhD examines religious and familial love through 19th-century dissenters' correspondence. Angela has presented widely at conferences such as the University of Heidelberg's 'Gendered Charismas' (2021) and the Ecclesiastical Historical Society Annual Conference (2019).
