James Walvin
Professor Emeritus in History

Profile

Biography

O.B.E., B.A. (Keele), M.A. (McMaster), D. Phil. (York), D.Litt. (York St. Johns), Fellow, Royal Society of Literature, Fellow, European Academy, F.R.H.S.

James Walvin’s published work has been largely in the field of slavery and modern British Social History. In 2019-20 he held the position of Distinguished Fellow in the History and Culture of the Americas, at the Huntington Library. He previously held fellowships at Yale University, The University of the West Indies, the Australian National University and the University of Edinburgh.

For twenty years he co-edited the journal Slavery and Abolition.

Research

Overview

James Walvin has written extensively on the slave trade and modern British social history. 

Published books include: