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Dr Emily Baughan is a Senior Lecturer in 19th/20th Century British History at the University of Sheffield’s School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Bristol and has held prestigious fellowships at Columbia University, the Library of Congress, and the University of Cape Town. Her research focuses on humanitarianism, imperialism, and the political economy of childhood, with a particular emphasis on the intersections of welfare, decolonization, and postcolonial states.
Her first book, Saving the Children: Humanitarianism, Internationalism and Empire (2021), was shortlisted for major prizes and examines British humanitarianism’s role in shaping global power structures. Her current project, Love’s Labour: a history of childcare, explores the political economy of childhood and tensions between state policies and family care. She is a 2024 BBC New Generation Thinker and serves on the editorial board of Modern British History.
Dr Baughan’s research interests include imperial history, welfare state dynamics, and the global history of care work. She has collaborated with Save the Children UK on archival projects and advises on humanitarian policy. Her work bridges academic rigor with public engagement, including media appearances on BBC Radio 4 and contributions to Tribune and Jacobin.
- Education: B.A. and M.A. from the University of Bristol; Ph.D. in History from the University of Bristol.
- Awards: RHS Whitbread Prize (shortlisted), SHCY Grace Abbott Book Prize (shortlisted), Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
- Professional Roles: Co-convenor of the Race, Equality, and Decolonisation Working Party at Sheffield; advisor on the Wellcome Trust-funded Save the Children archives project.
Her teaching includes courses on the British welfare state and humanitarianism’s imperial dimensions. She supervises Ph.D. students in areas such as British imperial history, humanitarianism, and postcolonial welfare studies.
