Susan D. Pennybacker

Susan D. Pennybacker is a Visiting Professor in the Department of History at King's College London, specializing in modern British history, political culture, and imperial legacies. She holds degrees from Columbia University (BA, 1976), University of Pennsylvania (MA, 1977), and University of Cambridge (PhD, 1984).

Research Interests: Her work bridges the political culture of modern Britain, the history of the British Empire (focusing on South Africa, India, and Trinidad and Tobago), and transnational/global history. She explores themes like refuge/exile, anti-apartheid activism, and the intersection of race and political movements.

Publications: Recent works examine Cold War geographies, liberal education reforms, and refugee experiences in postwar London. Her monograph From Scottsboro to Munich analyzes transatlantic racial politics in the 1930s.

• Chalmers W. Poston Distinguished Professor of European History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Department of History at King's College London, contributing to imperial and global history research initiatives.