Prize Research Students 2022 – 2023
There are eight History and Economics students at the Centre in the current academic year.
Jan Altaner pursues a PhD in History at St John’s College, supervised by Professor Andrew Arsan. Situated at the intersection of urban, social, and economic history, his research looks at the political economy of Lebanon and Beirut’s urban space in the mid-20th century.
Jonah Berger is working towards an MPhil in Economic and Social History at Emmanuel College, supervised by Professor Helen McCarthy. He will examine the early years of female trade union membership in the United States and Great Britain through a transnational lens.
Alexander Davenport is a PhD student in Economics at Darwin College, supervised by Professor Eric French. His research will explore the root causes of regional inequality, primarily between and within regions of the UK, with a focus on deindustrialisation and loss of manufacturing employment.
Rebecca Goldsmith is a PhD student in History at Jesus College, supervised by Dr Geraint Thomas. She will examine The Making of “Labour’s working class” 1931-1951.
Imaan Markar is working towards a PhD in History at Gonville & Caius College under the supervision of Professor Sujit Sivasundaram. Her research explores Photographing the Nation: Twentieth-Century Representations of Sri Lankan Identity.
Allan Pang is a PhD candidate in History at Hughes Hall, supervised by Dr Rachel Leow. His research will examine Didactic Histories and Chinese Communities in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore, c. 1950s-1990s.
Kirstie Stage is a PhD student in History at Christ’s College, supervised jointly by Professor Lucy Delap and Jonathan Pledge (BL). Her research will focus on Labour and Livelihoods of Disabled People, c.1970-2015.
Qianya (Anna) Xu is a PhD student in Economics at Queens’ College, supervised by Dr Kai Liu. Her research concerns gender bias in China, from the perspective of the missing people.