Office hours
Contact Details:
Email: Claire.McCallum@exeter.ac.uk
Office: Amory B312
Office Hours & Arrangements:
I will hold two office hours a week - one in person by appointment and one on Teams, which will run on a drop-in basis. For T1 these will be:
TUESDAYS 16.30-17.30 (IN PERSON):
Book time with McCallum, Claire: In Person Office Hour • This link will expire on: December 23, 2024
THURSDAYS 13.30-14.30 (ONLINE)
Follow this link to join the meeting. If I am already with someone then you will wait in the virtual lobby until I am free.
If you are experiencing problems or issues that will require a longer discussion (15 mins plus), I would advise you to email me to arrange a separate meeting as office hours will be in high demand and we may not be able to dedicate enough uninterrupted time to the matter.
And if you cannot make any of my office hours for any reason, please get in touch so we can make alternative arrangements.
Dr Claire McCallum
Senior Lecturer
History
My research centres on the social and cultural history of the Soviet Union in the years following the end of the Second World War, with a particular focus on issues related to gender and visual culture. I have published extensively on the impact of the War on the representations of masculinity in official visual culture, which includes groundbreaking work on the evolving image of Soviet fathers, depictions of disability, and the treatment of trauma and grief in Socialist Realism between the end of the War and 1965. My current project examines the dynamics of the Soviet peace movement after 1945.
Biography:
I began my studies at the University of York in 1999, completing a BA in History before going on to read for an MA in Modern History and Culture in 2002. After spending some time away from academia, I returned to my studies in February 2007 to begin my PhD in the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies at the University of Sheffield. Working under the supervision of Professor Susan Reid, my research explored the impact of the Second World War on representations of idealised masculinity in official visual culture in the years between 1945 and 1965. After completing my PhD, I joined the History Department here at Exeter in September 2011.
