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Martin Wright
Senior Lecturer in History
School of History, Archaeology and Religion
- Welsh speaking
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Diddordebau Ymchwil
- Hanes Cymru a Phrydain Fodern.
- Hanes Sosialaeth a Radicaliaeth
Publication
2023
- Wright, M. 2023. Of red flags and red dragons: Welsh Labour history in retrospect and prospect. Labour History Review 88(3), pp. 245-272. (10.3828/lhr.2023.11)
- Mansfield, N. and Wright, M. 2023. Made By Labour: A Material and Visual History of British Labour c. 1780-1924.. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
2022
- Wright, M. 2022. Aspects of socialism south of Merthyr and in Taff Bargoed in the 1890s: A window on Labour's pre-history. Merthyr Historian 32, pp. 224-238.
2020
- Wright, M. 2020. Wales: Culture and Society. In: Garnett, M. ed. The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society. Routledge, pp. 258-270., (10.4324/9781315559247)
2017
- Wright, M. 2017. Wales and socialism, 1880-1914: towards a four nations analysis. In: Lloyd-Jones, N. and Scull, M. M. eds. Four Nations Approaches to Modern 'British' History: A (Dis)United Kingdom. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 241-265., (10.1057/978-1-137-60142-1_10)
- Wright, M. and Eirug, A. 2017. Yn dal i chifio'r faner: Sosialwyr a'r Rhyfel. In: Matthews, G. ed. Creithiau: Dylanwad y Rhyfel Mawr ar Gymdeithas a Diwylliant yng Nghymru. University of Wales Press
2016
- Wright, M. 2016. Wales, socialism and Huw T. Edwards (1892-1970). Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru / Welsh History Review 28(2), pp. 307-334. (10.16922/whr.28.2.6)
- Wright, M. 2016. Wales and socialism: political culture and national identity before the Great War. Studies in Welsh History. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
2011
- Wright, M. 2011. Wales and socialism : political culture and national identity c. 1880-1914. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2010
- Ward, P. and Wright, M. 2010. Mirrors of Wales – life story as national metaphor: Case studies of R. J. Derfel (1824–1905) and Huw T. Edwards (1892–1970). History 95(317), pp. 45-63. (10.1111/j.1468-229X.2009.00474.x)
Articles
- Wright, M. 2023. Of red flags and red dragons: Welsh Labour history in retrospect and prospect. Labour History Review 88(3), pp. 245-272. (10.3828/lhr.2023.11)
- Wright, M. 2022. Aspects of socialism south of Merthyr and in Taff Bargoed in the 1890s: A window on Labour's pre-history. Merthyr Historian 32, pp. 224-238.
- Wright, M. 2016. Wales, socialism and Huw T. Edwards (1892-1970). Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru / Welsh History Review 28(2), pp. 307-334. (10.16922/whr.28.2.6)
- Ward, P. and Wright, M. 2010. Mirrors of Wales – life story as national metaphor: Case studies of R. J. Derfel (1824–1905) and Huw T. Edwards (1892–1970). History 95(317), pp. 45-63. (10.1111/j.1468-229X.2009.00474.x)
Book sections
- Wright, M. 2020. Wales: Culture and Society. In: Garnett, M. ed. The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society. Routledge, pp. 258-270., (10.4324/9781315559247)
- Wright, M. 2017. Wales and socialism, 1880-1914: towards a four nations analysis. In: Lloyd-Jones, N. and Scull, M. M. eds. Four Nations Approaches to Modern 'British' History: A (Dis)United Kingdom. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 241-265., (10.1057/978-1-137-60142-1_10)
- Wright, M. and Eirug, A. 2017. Yn dal i chifio'r faner: Sosialwyr a'r Rhyfel. In: Matthews, G. ed. Creithiau: Dylanwad y Rhyfel Mawr ar Gymdeithas a Diwylliant yng Nghymru. University of Wales Press
Books
- Mansfield, N. and Wright, M. 2023. Made By Labour: A Material and Visual History of British Labour c. 1780-1924.. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Wright, M. 2016. Wales and socialism: political culture and national identity before the Great War. Studies in Welsh History. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
Thesis
- Wright, M. 2011. Wales and socialism : political culture and national identity c. 1880-1914. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Research
I have recently finished a collaborative project on the material and visual history of labour in the long nineteenth century, undertaken with Professor Nick Mansfield of the University of Central Lancashire. The fruits will be published as Made By Labour: A Material and Visual History of British Labour, c. 1780-1924 in June 2023.
Teaching
Blwyddyn un
Cyfrannu i'r modiwlau canlynol (sy'n cynnwys modiwlau Saesneg a Chymraeg):
- Modern Wales (HS1104)
- The Modern World (HS1105)
- History in Practice (HS1107)
Blwyddyn dau
- Diwydiannaeth, Radicaliaeth a'r Bobl Gyffredin yng Nghymru a Phrydain mewn Oes Chwyldro, 1789-1880 (HS1757)
Blwyddyn tri
- Socialism, Society and Politics in Britain, 1880-1918 (HS1860)
- Llafur, Sosialaeth a Chymru, 1880-1979 (HS1862)
- Dissertation Convener (HS1801)
Dysgu ôl-raddedig
- Cyfraniadau i'r MA Hanes Cymru
Biography
Addysg a Chymwysterau
BA Anrh (Prifysgol Cymru), 1987
M Phil (Prifysgol Cymru), 1992
PhD (Prifysgol Caerdydd), 2012
Trosolwg Gyrfa
2007 – Presennol: Prifysgol Caerdydd (myfyriwr PhD ac yna'n Ddarlithydd Hanes cyfrwng Cymraeg)
2006-7: Prifysgol Huddersfield – Cynorthwyydd Ymchwil
2005-7: Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbed -Is-Ddarlithydd
2005-6: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion - Tiwtor Cymraeg i Oedolion
1994-2004: Prifysgol Cymru Aberystwyth – Tiwtor a Gweinyddwr Addysg Barhaus/Pennaeth y Ganolfan Addysg Barhaus
1990-1997: Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbed - Is-Ddarlithydd Hanes a Thiwtor Addysg Barhaus ac Addysg i Oedolion.
Professional memberships
- Cadeirydd Llafur, Cymdeithas Hanes Pobl Cymru
- Golygydd Adolygiadau, Welsh History Review
Speaking engagements
Cyflwyniadau diweddar a phapurau cynhadledd sy'n cynnwys:
- Tachwedd 2011, Cymdeithas Hanes Cymru, Prifysgol Caerdydd: Wales, The Clarion and the Culture of Socialism, 1880-1914'.
- Tachwedd 2009, Cynhadledd "New Voices in Celtic Studies", Prifysgol Aberdeen: 'Lost in Translation: Socialism, the Welsh Language and the Printed Word, 1880-1920s'.
- Medi 2009, Iwerddon – Cynhadledd Gohebiaethau Cymru: Prifysgol Caerdydd: 'Lost in Translation: Socialism, the Welsh Language and the Printed Word, 1880-1920s'.
- Awst 2008, 'North American Association for the Study of Welsh History and Culture, Toronto': 'Robert Jones Derfel, 1824-1905'.
- Mai 2008, Cynhadledd Blynyddol Canolfan Addysg Uwch Cyfrwng Cymraeg, Gregynog: 'Y Traddodiad Sosialaidd Cymraeg' ('The Welsh Socialist Tradition').
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the following fields:
- History of Radicalism and Socialism
- Modern Welsh and British History
Current supervision
Andrew Frow-Jones
Research student
Past projects
Recently completed PhDs include:
James Phillips, From Culture to Tradition: The Political Landscape of Monmouthshire, 1918-1929 (2020)
William Christophides, John Viriamu Jones and Welsh Idealism (2023)
Liam Burke, The Poor Law in Wales (2023)
