Dr Vic Clarke

Education

PhD – English and History, University of Leeds (2016-2020)

Research

My research concentrates on working-class political writing in 19th century Britain, as well as the history of the periodical press.

I am also increasingly interested in the history of ethical fashion and textile labour activism from the post-abolitionist period to the present day.

University of Leeds – Research Assistant, Curran Index (2025-)

Teaching & facilitation

University of Warwick – Teaching Fellow in Modern British History (2023-24)

Durham University – Lecturer in Modern British Social History (2022-23)

University of York – Lecturer in Modern British History (2021-22)

Brotherton Special Collections – Corpus Linguistics for GLAM professionals workshop (September 2021)

University of Leeds – Lecturer, seminar tutor, and project supervisor in English Literature, Liberal Arts, and the Leeds International Summer School (2018-2021)

East End Women’s Museum – Introduction to Data Analysis workshop (December 2019)

Grants and funding

My research has won funding grants from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Pasold Society for Textile Research, the Royal Historical Society, the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals, and the Society for the Study of Labour History.

Select invited talks

Leeds Civic Trust – Northern Star blue plaque unveiling (November 2024)

Durham History of Political Cultures seminar (February 2024)

Keynote lecture – Newport Rising conference (November 2022)

Roehampton University History and Classics research seminar (May 2022)