Rosalind Coffey

My expertise lies in modern African history, British colonial history, broader histories of empires and resistance, and media history. My first book, The British Press, Public Opinion and the End of Empire in Africa: The 'Wind of Change', 1957-60 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022), examined the role that British press coverage of Africa played during decolonisation. My current project is about colonial reparation, for which I have held a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Studies, UCL.

I have a PhD in International History from the LSE, where I have taught courses on empires and resistance in global history, twentieth-century international history, and historical approaches to the modern world. Previously, as Senior Teaching Fellow in African History at SOAS, I convened courses on the history of Africa from the birth of civilisations, society and culture in twentieth-century Africa, slavery in West Africa, and gender in Africa. I am passionate about teaching and have won six teaching awards, including two LSE Student Union student-led teaching awards for ‘Excellent Feedback and Communication’ (Winner) and 'Inclusive Teacher of the Year' (Highly Commended).

Expertise

African history, British colonial history, decolonisation, empires, resistance, newspapers, public opinion

Dr Rosalind Coffey teaches the following courses.

At undergraduate level:

HY113 Empires and Resistance in Global History