Susan-Mary Grant

Professor Susan-Mary Grant is affiliated with Newcastle University and specializes in the history of the American Civil War, with a focus on race, gender, nationalism, and medical history. Her research explores the emotional, cultural, and physical legacies of the conflict, particularly through soldiers’ experiences, commemorative practices, and the construction of national identity.

• Research Themes: American Civil War, Nationalism, Race and Ethnicity, Gender Studies, Medical History, Memory Studies

Publication Trends: Recent works examine transatlantic perspectives, emotional trauma, and the intersection of race and gender in wartime narratives. Earlier publications analyze veterans’ roles in post-war reconstruction, medicalization of freedom, and gendered genealogies of enslaved communities.