Dr Dean Clay

Lecturer in History

+44 (0)1482 464780 | D.L.Clay@hull.ac.uk

Faculty and Department

Faculty of Arts Cultures and Education
School of Humanities

Biography Teaching Research/PhD

Summary

Dr Dean Clay is Lecturer in History at the University of Hull, and Programme Director in History, having previously taught at Liverpool John Moores University, Newcastle University, and the University of Northumbria.

Dean is a Committee Member and Website Editor of the research networks 'International History and Diplomacy' (see https://www.ihd.news) and the 'North East Transnational and World History Research Centre' (see https://www.https://networcnortheast.wordpress.com). He was also a Committee Member of the European research project 'The Congo Free State Across Language, Culture, Media' which ran from 2015-18, and is still Website Editor for the associated website (see https://www.congofreestate.com).

Undergraduate

Human Worlds (Year 1)

Revolutions: Continuity and Change (Year 1)

Shamans, Priests, and Witches (Year 2)

Interactions and Exchanges: The Roots of Globalisation (Year 2)

Co-produced Module (Year 3)

Capstone Project (Year 3)

Postgraduate

Memory, Meaning and History (Module Lead)

Research interests

Dean completed his PhD from Liverpool John Moores University in 2019, with a thesis on American activism and the transnational dimensions of the Congo reform movement. His research interests are in the field of activism, particularly on movements and organisations whose activities transcend national boundaries, with a specific focus on how activists coordinate and the impact of their activism on government domestic and foreign policy.