Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Social and cultural history, gender, family and material culture
- Histories of home
- Histories of intellectual life and/or letter-writing
- Heritage collections and adult learning
Public outreach & key achievements
- Dr Hannan is a member of the steering committee for The Centre for Public History at Queen’s:
https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreforPublicHistory/ and has a long track record of working with museums and heritage sites to develop public engagement projects and events on historical subjects. She coordinates the MA History/Public History internship scheme and has good connections with a many NI heritage organisations.
Research students
| PhD Title | Investigating the impact of space and appropriates ritual performance on the understanding of sacred objects |
| Name | Emma McAlister |
| Years of Study | 3 (completed) |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Investigating the impact of space and appropriates ritual performance on the understanding of sacred objects |
| Name | Emma McAlister |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Years of Study | 3 (2017-21) |
| Current Position | National Museums Ireland |
Discover More
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
- School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
- The Heritage Project - an initiative for cross-sector research, teaching and public engagement (with Olwen Purdue)
- The Centre for Public History
- The 100 Hours collaborative, interdisciplinary research project (2013-15)