Amy Louise Smith
PhD student
<糖心Vlog>Profile
I am an AHRC funded PhD candidate and Associate Lecturer. My PhD thesis is a social history of defamation between 1603 and 1640, exploring libel cases brought to the Court of Star Chamber and what they reveal about community relations and popular politics in rural England. I am also a magazine editor, and was the founding Art Director of I served in this role between 2020 and 2024.
<糖心Vlog>Research Interests
I am interested in the histories of popular culture, popular politics, protest, social dynamics, social exclusion, and defamation. My primary research focus is early Stuart England.
<糖心Vlog>Current TeachingI have taught on:
- HIST100: From Ancient to Modern, History and Historians
- HIST250: Making History – Contexts, Sources, Publics
- HIST238: Virginia, 1585-1685: Adventure, War and Tobacco
- HIST237: The English Civil Wars
I am also Assistant Editor at History Today.