Participant Info
- First Name
- Lydia
- Last Name
- Murtezaoglu
- Country
- United Kingdom
- State
- lydiamurtezaoglu@gmail.com
- Affiliation
- Completed PhD at the University of Glasgow
- Website URL
- Keywords
- British Empire, Imperialism, Second Cities of the Empire, India, Kolkata, Scotland, Glasgow, Museums, Collecting, Culture, Civic Development, Urban Studies, Cities, Public Institutions, Public Spaces.
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- Available for research and expertise.
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
My MA in Public History led me in many different directions – primarily a PhD, but also research work for several series of acclaimed children’s TV show, Horrible Histories and, more recently, TV research for Antiques Road Trip and a new WW2 history documentary for National Geographic. I’ve acted as a history consultant for a wine company and worked as a Research Assistant for the Open University looking at the cultural history of Glasgow, Scotland. I’ve been fortunate to delve into the past in a multitude of different ways for a variety of people.
Academically, my thesis looks at how Glasgow and Calcutta, two claimants to the ‘second city of the Empire’ title, developed over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In particular, I demonstrate how and why their public museums developed in the ways that they did. This chimes with current debates about the statues in our cities, the things in our museums, and the stories we tell.
I like public speaking and talking about history. I’m interested in bringing the past to diverse audiences in new and engaging ways.
- Recent Publications
REVIEW, I. G. C. Hutchison, Industry, Reform and Empire: Scotland, 1790–1880, The Innes Review, Volume 71 Issue 2, Page 293-296,
https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/inr.2020.0272
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- Country Focus
- United Kingdom
- Expertise by Geography
- India, United Kingdom
- Expertise by Chronology
- 19th century, Modern, 20th century
- Expertise by Topic
- Art & Architectural History, Libraries & Archives, Museums, Public History, Urban History
