David Finkelstein

Professor David Finkelstein is a cultural historian affiliated with the University of Bedfordshire's Research Institute for Media, Arts and Performance (RIMAP), part of the Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies and Science. He specializes in cultural history, book history, print culture, and media history. His recent publications include Movable Types: Roving Creative Printers of the Victorian World (Oxford UP, 2018) and the edited Edinburgh History of the British and Irish Press (EUP, 2020). Current research projects focus on colonial periodical presses, book history source materials, and Edwardian visual culture.

His work intersects with interdisciplinary themes such as the intersection of print culture and imperialism, and the materiality of media production in historical contexts. He has produced over 90 scholarly works, including books, essays, and refereed articles.

Prof. Finkelstein is actively engaged in collaborative research through RIMAP, emphasizing cross-media cooperation and historical methodologies. His contact details include an email address for academic correspondence.