Louise Clare

Louise Clare

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Overview

I read History and Modern Language Studies (specialising in Spanish) for my BA Honours Degree at the University of Liverpool. After which, I completed an MA in Twentieth Century History at the University of Liverpool which focused on the motivations and reactions of the powers involved in the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas Conflict, before studying for a PGCE in Secondary History.

After completing my MA and PGCE, I began studying for my History Ph.D at The University of Manchester focusing on Argentine, British and US media reactions to the Falklands/Malvinas Conflict.

In April 2019, I ran a major international conference entitled: ‘Falklands/Malvinas: War, Media and Society- History and Legacy’ at The University of Manchester, which was generously funded by Artsmethods, the British Commission for Military History and the Royal Historical Society. The conference attracted speakers from the Falkland Islands Government, British and Argentine veterans, postgraduate speakers, early career researchers, senior academics, journalists and librarians, with keynote speeches from Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman and Commodore Michael Clapp and Major General Julian Thompson.

As a result of my keen interest in the Falklands/Malvinas Conflict, I developed my Ph.D thesis into a book under the title: ‘Politics, Propaganda and the Press: International Reactions to the Falklands/Malvinas Conflict’, which was published in March 2023.

During my Ph.D, I taught on several History and American Studies modules at Manchester, being awarded the University’s Eileen Raby Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching (2020), a Senior Fellow from Advance HE (2021) and a Teaching Excellence Award for Inclusive Education and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery (2022). After completing my Ph.D at Manchester, I am now a Lecturer in Modern American History here at Manchester, where I run the Level 3 module: ‘John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and U.S. Foreign Policy in the 1960s’.

My email: [email protected]

Teaching

I have delivered a range of seminars, lectures and workshops on The University of Manchester’s History, American Studies and Artsmethods programmes. These have been on topics such as Modern British History, European History and US History, as well as Research Methods for PGR students. I run the Level 3 History module 'John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and U.S. Foreign Policy in the 1960s'.

I am happy to supervise projects on most topics in Modern British, Latin American and US History. 

 

 

Research interests

My research and teaching focus on modern British, Argentine, Latin American and US History, with particular interest in:

  • the media
  • diplomacy
  • national cultures
  • sport
  • Anglo-Argentine relations
  • US-Latin American Relations
  • Anglo-US relations
  • the cultural history of war
  • social and cultural history 
  • Margaret Thatcher’s premiership
  • Ronald Reagan’s presidency
  • Argentine Military Junta 1976-1983

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, History- 'Government, Media, and Culture: International Comparisons in the Falklands/Malvinas War', The University of Manchester

Award Date: 2 Jul 2021

Postgraduate Diploma, PGCE Secondary History , University of Chester

Award Date: 6 Dec 2015

Master of Arts, Twentieth Century History , University of Liverpool

Award Date: 2 Dec 2014

Bachelor of Arts, History and Modern Language Studies (specialising in Spanish) , University of Liverpool

Award Date: 17 Jul 2013

Areas of expertise

  • D204 Modern History
  • DAW Central Europe
  • Modern British History
  • F1201 Latin America (General)
  • E151 United States (General)
  • JZ International relations
  • DP Spain
  • PC Romance languages

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Digital Futures
  • Creative Manchester

Keywords

  • History
  • Falklands
  • Media
  • Latin America
  • Argentina
  • Britain
  • United States
  • Culture
  • Diplomacy

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