Histories of Activism GroupDr Nicole Robertson
PhD, MA, BASenior Lecturer in History; Programme Leader (Joint Degrees)
| Contact details: School of Arts & Social Sciences Northumbria University Lipman Building, room 317 Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST phone: +44 (0) 191 227 3738 fax: +44 (0) 191 227 3696 nicole.robertson@northumbria.ac.uk |
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Biography
Nicole studied at the University of Nottingham for her undergraduate degree in History. She then received funding to complete an MA in Modern History and a PhD, both at the University of Nottingham. She was supervised by Professor Chris Wrigley. In 2006 Nicole was awarded the Economic History Society’s R.H Tawney Fellowship to carry out post-doctoral research. She was then appointed as lecturer at Northumbria University in 2008.
Qualifications
PhD History, University of Nottingham, 2006
MA Modern History, University of Nottingham, 2002
BA (Hons) History, University of Nottingham, 2001
Teaching Interests
Teaching interests include courses on social history, retail history and consumer society. She also contributes to the core module Practice of History, and supervises undergraduate dissertations.
Research Interests
Nicole’s research interests include the co-operative movement in Britain; retailing, consumption and consumer protection; the social and cultural milieu of the labour movement; democracy, participation and activism; and workplace, class and gender relations. Nicole is seminar co-ordinator for the Labour and Society Research Group (LSRG).
Research Students
Nicole would welcome inquiries from individuals contemplating postgraduate study in any of the broad research areas detailed above.
Affiliations and Memberships
Fellow, Royal Historical Society
Member, Economic History Society
Executive Committee Member, Society for the Study of Labour History
Member, Social History Society
Publications
Books:
The Co-operative Movement and Communities in Britain, 1914-60: Minding Their Own Business (Ashgate, 2010).
[as editor with Lawrence Black] Consumerism and the Co-operative movement in modern British history: Taking Stock (MUP, 2009).
Chapters and Articles:
“Co-operation: the hope of the consumer”? The co-operative movement and consumer protection, 1914-60’, in N. Robertson and L. Black, Consumerism and the Co-operative movement in modern British history: Taking Stock (MUP, 2009).
‘A union of forces marching in the same direction’? The relationship between the Co-operative and Labour parties, 1918-39’, in M. Worley (ed)., The Foundations of the British Labour Party: Identities, Cultures and Perspectives, 1900-39 (Ashgate, 2009).
“A good deal…and a good deal more”: member activity within co-operative societies, 1914-60’, Socialist History 32 (2008).
‘The Political Dividend: Co-operative Parties in the Midlands, 1917-39’, in M. Worley (ed.), Labour’s Grass Roots (Ashgate, 2005).
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