Speaking

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EMHIS Forum X: Entangled Media Histories (25 November 2022). Presented ongoing research at New EMHIS Members Panel.
Postgraduate Seminar Series: Department of History & Welsh History, Aberystwyth University (23 November 2022). Presented the paper “‘The Biggest Aspidistra in the World’: Celebrity, Popular Music, and National Identity in Britain’s Early-War Years (1939-40).
EMHIS Lunchtime Seminars: Entangled Media Histories (26 October 2022). Presented the paper “‘The Biggest Aspidistra in the World’: Celebrity, Popular Music, and National Identity in Britain’s Early-War Years (1939-40).
Addressing the Nation: Women’s History Network Annual Conference (2-3 September 2022). Presented the paper ”The Biggest Aspidistra in the World’: The Songs and Symbols of Gracie Fields’ Early War Years (1939-40).
France 24: (30 November 2021) Interviewed for the topic: ‘France celebrates the legacy of the American-born artist,’ in regard to the Panthéonization of Joséphine Baker.
“Faces of War” International Conference: London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (March 20-21, 2021). Presented the paper ‘Sweethearts and Scandals: Wartime Depictions of Patriotism and Femininity in the Case of Vera Lynn and Gracie Fields.’
Studying Herstories: Women’s History Network Online Student Conference (March 8, 2021). Presented the paper ‘The Wartime Chanteuse: Investigating the Women Who Sang for the French Resistance, 1940-1944.‘
CBC Radio’s the Sunday Edition (March 6, 2020). Presented work on the Green Conflict Minerals IISD report, ‘The social and environmental costs of mining for green energy.’
Turning Down the Heat: Mining Watch Canada (November 14-15, 2019). Presented the report ‘Green Conflict Minerals: The fuels of conflict in the transition to a low-carbon economy.’
“Are Healing Crystals Connecting You to the Earth or Harming It?“: Video Interview with Liza Fischer, Jezebel.com (December 21, 2018).
“Clare Church names “Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability” by Corporate Knights”: Video Interview with IISD Video (29 November, 2018).