
Dr Manuela Williams
Senior Teaching Fellow
History
Area of Expertise
Expertise
- The political history of the Middle East
- The history of propaganda and information
- Twentieth-century Europe
- Widening Access in Higher Education
- Employability in Higher Education
Postgraduate supervision
I welcome postgraduate applications in any areas of 20th Century history of the Middle East, history of propaganda and 19th and 20th century Italian history.
I have supervised, and currently supervise
Gianluca Fantoni, ‘Red Screens: the cinematographic and television production of the Italian Communist Party’, Ph.D. (completed)
Ben Quail, ‘The Great Society and War: The Propaganda of Lyndon B Johnson’s Presidency’, Ph.D. (completed)
Alessandra Magrin, ‘The Buffalo Bill Wild West tours of Italy in the 1890s and 1900s’, Ph.D. (completed)
Ewan Hearns, 'Narrative Dissonance and the Prevention of Peace: How conflicting narratives amongst the Zionists and the Palestinians surrounding the establishment of the Israeli state in 1948, hindered the success of future peace processes in the region', Ph.D.
Rebecca Lupton, 'Japan's decision to join the Axis Powers and the possibility that World War II began in the Far East', MRes
Gabriella Gillies, ‘"I could not serve a government in whose policy I did not believe". Gertrude Bell, Zionism and the Foreign Office', MRes (completed)
Grants and awards
QAA Scotland - Resilient Learning Communities Enhancement Theme (2021)
QAA Scotland - Student Transition Enhancement Theme (2015)
The Carnegie Trust Research Grant (2007)
British Academy Small Research Grant (2006)
British Academy Small Research Grant (2003)
Prize And Awards
Publications
Professional Activities
Projects
Contact
Dr
Manuela
Williams
Senior Teaching Fellow
History
Email: manuela.williams@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8355