Dr Rachel Williams Lecturer in American History +44 (0)1482 463617 | R.Williams3@hull.ac.uk Faculty and Department Faculty of Arts Cultures and Education Department of English and American Studies Related groups American Studies Biography Teaching Research/PhD Recognition Qualifications BA (University of Cambridge) MA (University of Nottingham) PhD (University of Nottingham) Summary Dr Rachel Williams teaches American history, with a particular focus on the social history of the 19th century. She is currently completing a monograph on civilian relief agencies during the American Civil War, exploring the role of philanthropy, evangelical postmillennialism, and bureaucratisation in the Union war effort. Undergraduate Convenor: American History: Birth of a Nation The Fire Next Time: From Slavery to Civil Rights The Civil War in History and Culture Module Tutor: Introduction to the American Year Abroad Contemporary America in Context Postgraduate supervision Dr Williams welcomes applications for supervision in the social and cultural history of 19th-century America, American reform and philanthropy, and American Christianity. Committee/Steering group role Secretary, British Association for American Studies 2018 Membership/Fellowship of professional body Member, Association of British American Nineteenth Century Historians 2016 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2018 Similar profiles Dr Jo Metcalf American Studies Dr David Eldridge American Studies Dr Barnaby Haran American Studies