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Laura Carter is a Lecturer in History at Université Paris Cité specializing in British social history, with particular focus on 20th century education, social mobility, gender, and race relations. She teaches courses on British History, 20th Century Social History, Gender and Race, Education and social mobility in the United Kingdom, and Popular and public history in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Carter completed her PhD at the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge (2013-2016) with a thesis titled The history of everyday life and democratic culture in Britain, 1918-1969. Prior to her current position, she served as Lecturer at King's College London (2016-2017) and as Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge (2017-2020).
Her research interests center on British social history with particular emphasis on education systems, women's experiences, race relations, and the history of everyday life in 20th century Britain. She has developed a special focus on Black British history, having created and taught a course on Black London for French undergraduate students. Her work examines how educational systems have shaped social mobility and inequality, with particular attention to gender and race dynamics.
Analysis of Dr. Carter's publications reveals consistent engagement with social history methodology, particularly the history of everyday life approach. Her work bridges British and European contexts while examining transnational themes of education, social mobility, and cultural identity. A notable trend is her increasing focus on race and immigration in British history, reflecting broader scholarly shifts in the field.
Dr. Carter serves as Head of LLCER Master's in History and Civilization of the English-speaking Worlds and co-organizes the LARCA Political History Reading Group. She has supervised numerous master's and doctoral students in British history topics and has secured research funding for projects including 'Secondary Education and Social Change in the United Kingdom since 1945' (with colleagues from University of Cambridge), 'Big Data, Ordinary Lives' (linked to POP partnership), and 'Valuing Nature: Histories of Everyday Engagement with the Environment.'
- Co-organizer of LARCA Political History Reading Group
- Head of LLCER Master's in History and Civilization of the English-speaking Worlds
- Member of research laboratory ECHELLES
- Active participant in international research collaborations including with University of Cambridge, Kings College London, and Humboldt University of Berlin
