Dr Stephanie Ward
Senior Lecturer in Modern Welsh History
School of History, Archaeology and Religion
- wardsj2@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5277
- Fax:
- +44 (0)29 208 74929
- 4.28, John Percival Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Research interests
- Economic and social history of modern Wales
- Comparative and regional histories of Britain
- Unemployment, social policy, social and political movements with particular reference to the economic depression of the 1930s in Britain
- Gender history including studies of masculinity, marriage, family and identity in twentieth century Britain
Biography
Education and qualifications
- 2004-2008 PhD in History: 'The Means Test and the Unemployed in South Wales and the North-East of England, 1931-39', Aberystwyth University
- 2003-2004 MA Economic and Social History of Wales, Aberystwyth University
- 2000-2003 BA (hons) History, Aberystwyth University
Career overview
- 2009 – to present Lecturer in History, Cardiff University
- 2008 – 2009 Lecturer in Economic and Social History, Aberystwyth University
Honours and awards
- ESRC 1 + 3 Studentship
Professional memberships
- Editor, Llafur: The Welsh People's History Journal (2011 – present)
- Trustee, The Glamorgan County History Trust Limited (2011 – present)
- Executive committee member, The West of England and South Wales Women's History Network (2009 – present)
- Co-Convenor, Families, Identities and Gender Research Network (FIG). FIG is an interdisciplinary research network based within Cardiff University.
- CyMAL advisory panel, People's Collection Wales (2007-9)
- Executive Committee, Llafur, the Welsh People's History Society (2005 - present)
Publications
2021
- Ward, S. 2021. Miners' bodies and masculine identity in Britain, c.1900-1950. Cultural and Social History (10.1080/14780038.2020.1824599)
2019
- Ward, S. 2019. Labour activism and the political self in inter-war working-class women’s politics. Twentieth Century British History 30(1), pp. 29-52. (10.1093/tcbh/hwy047)
2017
- Ward, S. 2017. History and heritage. In: Loughran, T. ed. A Practical Guide to Studying History: Skills and Approaches. Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 282-301.
2015
- Reid, F. and Ward, S. 2015. Women, state and nation: creating gendered identities. Women's History Review 24(1), pp. 1-6. (10.1080/09612025.2014.920675)
2013
- Ward, S. 2013. Unemployment and the State in Britain: The Means Test and Protest in 1930s South Wales and North-East England. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
- Ward, S. 2013. Drifting in manhood and womanhood: courtship, marriage and gender amongst young adults in South Wales and the North-East of England in the 1930s. Welsh History Review 26(4), pp. 623-648.
2012
- Ward, S. 2012. How closely knit were our families and communities?. In: Bowen, H. V. ed. A New History of Wales: Myths and Realities in Welsh History. Gomer
2011
- Ward, S. 2011. 'The Workers are in the Mood to Fight the Act': Protest against the Means Test, 1931-5. In: Reiss, M. and Perry, M. eds. Unemployment and Protest: New Perspectives on Two Centuries of Contention. Studies of the German Historical Institute London Oxford University Press / German Historical Institute, pp. 245-264.
2008
- Ward, S. 2008. The Means Test and the unemployed in south Wales and the north-east of England, 1931–1939. Labour History Review 73(1), pp. 113-132. (10.1179/174581808X279136)
Teaching
Undergraduate
- Inventing a Nation: Politics, Culture and Heritage - 20 credits (HS1109)
- History in Practice - 20 credits (HS1119)
- Modern Britain: Ideas, Politics, Society, Culture (HS1135)
- From King Coal to Cool Cymru: Society and Culture in Wales, 1939-2000 - 30 credits (HS1756)
- Exploring Historical Debate - 30 credits (HS1702)
- Class, Protest and Politics: South Wales, 1918-39 - 30 credits (HS1868)
- Dissertation - 30 credits (HS1801)
Postgraduate
- Wales, 1880s-1980s - 20 credits (HST054)
Projects
Gender in Modern Wales
In collaboration with colleagues in Aberystwyth and Essex universities, this project aims to offer a new perspective on the construction, performances and representation of gender identities in nineteenth and twentieth century Wales.
Project Activities:
Symposium: 'New Perspectives on Femininity and Masculinity in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Wales', Cardiff University, September 2019.
Edited collection: Beth Jenkins, Paul O'Leary, Stephanie Ward (eds), Gender in Modern Welsh History: Perspectives on Masculinity and Femininity in Wales from 1750 to 2000 (Forthcoming, UWP).
Families and the State in Modern Britain, c.1919 - 1969
This project seeks to explore the relationship between families and state in the first half of the twentieth century. It examines how the state intervened in family life and how popular representations of families shaped such interactions. Crucial to understanding the relationship between families and the state is how individuals and families responded to social policy and everyday encounters with state representatives. The project draws upon a number of regional case studies to offer a comparative perspective.
