Julie Gottlieb

Professor Julie Gottlieb holds the position of Professor of Modern History at the University of Sheffield's School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities. She specializes in modern British political history, right-wing extremism, women's history, gender studies, and the Medical Humanities. A graduate of McGill University and the University of Cambridge, she has taught at Manchester and Bristol Universities before joining Sheffield in 2003. Her research has been supported by fellowships in France, Hungary, Slovenia, Canada, and the U.S.

Education:

• B.A. (Joint Honours in English and History), McGill University
• MPhil and PhD, University of Cambridge

Research Interests: Professor Gottlieb explores themes such as women’s political engagement in foreign affairs, the history of appeasement, fascism in comparative perspective, and the psychological impacts of political crises. Her monograph Guilty Women: Gender, Foreign Policy and Appeasement in Inter-war Britain (2015) redefines understandings of gendered political dynamics in the 1930s. Current projects include analyzing the emotional fallout of the Munich Crisis and a collaborative work on The Nervous State with Nicola Baldwin.

Public Engagement: She has contributed to BBC Radio, Sky News, and academic conferences, and advised on public projects like the Millicent Fawcett statue. Her work bridges academia and the public sphere, emphasizing the relevance of history to contemporary issues like Brexit and mental health.

Grants & Impact:

• Wellcome Seed Award (2017–2019) for Suicide, Society and Crisis
• Co-edited volumes on fascism, the Munich Crisis, and conservative women’s politics