Caitlin Kitchener

Caitlin Kitchener is an Associate Lecturer in Historical Archaeology at the University of York’s Department of Archaeology, specializing in resistance, radicalism, and revolution. Her research explores late 18th- and early 19th-century British radical movements, colonial rebellions, and the application of queer theory in archaeology. She holds a Doctoral Fellowship from the Humanities Research Centre (2019) and won the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology’s Postgraduate Dissertation Prize for her MA work on the Peterloo Massacre.

Teaching roles include modules such as World Archaeology I: Conflict Archaeology and Empires of Improvement. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates visual culture analysis, focusing on caricatures, satirical cartoons, and ethnographic depictions of colonial landscapes. She chairs the department’s LGBTQ Network and advocates for queer methodologies in archaeological research.

Key contributions include organizing conferences on radical landscapes (e.g., Where Worlds Meet), delivering invited talks on Peterloo’s historical archaeology, and co-presenting on pedagogical innovations like breakout rooms in online teaching. Her work bridges material culture studies with social justice themes, emphasizing marginalized voices in historical narratives.