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Research: The Returning Soldier Network
An academic network for postgraduate students or scholars with an interest in military veterans and their experiences of returning home from service.
About
Research summary
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Set up in 2018
The Returning Soldier Network brings together scholars and postgraduate research students looking at the figure of the returning soldier from the ancient world to the modern day.
It looks at how veterans have coped with the experience of returning home, how they were received and how they were perceived by the people and communities they returned to.
The network involves academics from history, English and art history departments of universities in Manchester, Leicester, London and Warwick in England and others overseas.
It organises events where presenters speak about relevant topics, including an annual symposium exploring a theme in detail.
Anyone with an academic interest the subject of military veterans can join the network.
If you want to join, please email the network leader Dr Kathryn Hurlock.
Team
Research team
Network lead
Network members
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Dr Nicola Bishop, Manchester Met
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Dr Rebecca Crites, Warwick University
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Dr Jason Crowley, Manchester Met
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Dr Sam Edwards, Manchester Met
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Dr Andrea Ellner, King’s College London
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Dr Matthew Foley, Manchester Met
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Dean Freeman, Manchester Met
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Prof Andrew Hopper, University of Leicester
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Katrina Ingham, Manchester Met
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Dr Karen Lacey, Birkbeck, University of London
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Dr Emma Liggins, Manchester Met
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Dr Chris Millington, Manchester Met
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Dr Marcus Morris, Manchester Met
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Dr John Paul Newman, Maynooth University
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Dr Caroline Nielson, University of Northampton
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Gervase Phillips, Manchester Met
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Simon Olsen, Manchester Met
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Dr Mercedes Peñalba-Sotorrío, Manchester Met
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Dr Owen Rees, Manchester Met
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Dr James Doherty, University of Leeds
Contact
Contact us
For general enquiries about the War, Conflict and Society research group, please contact its leads, Dr Mercedes Peñalba-Sotorrío and Dr Jason Roche.