Matthew Stallard

Matthew Stallard is a Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Legacies of British Slave-Ownership, UCL. As well as writing on the history of class, race, and identity in the US & the UK he has worked extensively in public history and heritage, including two Lottery-funded projects, and digital techniques for research and engagement.

Matthew previously worked as a Research Associate on the AHRC-funded "Double-Helix History" project at the University of Manchester which investigated how historical awareness and identity is impacted by genealogy, genetic science, and digital technologies.

He received his PhD in American Studies from the University of Manchester in 2017, for a thesis addressing labour, class, race, and migration in nineteenth-century New Orleans, using innovative digital methods.