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Dr. Kate Davison is a Lecturer in Long Eighteenth-Century History and Director of MA Programmes at the University of Sheffield’s School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities. She holds a BA (Hons) from Exeter, an MPhil from Cambridge, and a PhD from Sheffield. Her research focuses on the social and cultural history of Britain from 1650–1850, particularly the history of humour, laughter, and their roles in sociability, politics, and the ‘civilising process.’
Her current projects include a monograph on Edward ‘Ned’ Ward, an early 18th-century satirist, and a new study on women and intoxicants since the 17th century. She employs interdisciplinary methods from anthropology, sociology, and digital humanities to analyze social networks and historical communities.
Teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate modules, including 'Humour and Laughter in Eighteenth-Century Britain' and 'Gender in Britain.' She supervises PhD students in eighteenth-century British culture and society. Her work has been influenced by the Digital Humanities Institute, reflecting her engagement with innovative research techniques.
Dr. Davison is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has supervised students like Leonie Price (PhD on early modern marriage practices) and Jamie Graves (on emotions in early modern England).
