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Dr Sparky Booker
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and PoliticsDr Booker’s research focuses on the social and legal history of the English colony in late medieval Ireland. She has particular interests in identities and cultural exchange, urban history, and in the experiences of marginalised groups that have been underrepresented in histories of medieval Ireland. This includes the Irish inhabitants of the colony, women, and non-elites.
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Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Law and society in English Ireland (c.1200-c.1540)
- Medieval Irish towns
- Women in Medieval Ireland
Public outreach & key achievements
- Dr Booker has ongoing links with the AHRC-funding ‘Women Negotiating the Boundaries of Justice: Britain and Ireland, c. 1100-c. 1750’ project, http://womenhistorylaw.org.uk/c/home
- Dr Booker is a member of the Friends of Medieval Dublin, and co-founded the ‘Tales of Medieval Dublin’ public lecture series: fmd.ie/
- Cultural Exchange and Identity in Late Medieval Ireland