Anne-Marie Kilday is a British academic. In August 2023 she became vice chancellor of the University of Northampton, succeeding Nick Petford. She is a professor of criminal history.
Education and career
Kilday was a student at the University of St Andrews. She went on to study for a PhD at the University of Strathclyde, supervised by T. M. Devine, and became an academic at Oxford Brookes University. At Oxford Brookes, she was head of the History Department, dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and pro vice-chancellor for student and staff experience, before moving to the University of Northampton as vice chancellor.
Administrative actions
In December 2023, under Kilday's leadership the University of Northampton announced the closure of the Institute for Creative Leather Technology.
Books
Kilday is the author or co-author of:
- Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland (Royal Historical Soc., 2007)
- Cultures of Shame: Exploring Crime and Morality in Britain, 1600—1900 (with David Nash, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010)
- A History of Infanticide in Britain, c. 1600 to the Present (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)
- Crime in Scotland 1660–1960: The Violent North? (Routledge, 2019)
- Beyond Deviant Damsels: Re-evaluating Female Criminality in the Nineteenth Century (with David Nash, Oxford University Press, 2023)
She is an editor of:
- Histories of Crime: Britain 1600–2000 (edited with David Nash, Bloomsbury, 2010)
- Law, Crime and Deviance since 1700: Micro-Studies in the History of Crime (edited with David Nash, Bloomsbury, 2017)
- Murder and Mayhem: Crime in Twentieth-Century Britain (edited with David Nash, Bloomsbury, 2018)
- Fair and Unfair Trials in the British Isles, 1800-1940: Microhistories of Justice and Injustice (edited with David Nash, Bloomsbury, 2020)
References
- "New University of Northampton vice-chancellor takes up role". BBC News. 2 August 2022.
- "Anne-Marie Kilday". Personal profile. University of Northampton. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- "University of Northampton £5.5m leather institute faces closure". BBC News. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- "The future of leather education and research in Northampton - International Leather Maker". International Leather Maker - The leading online news and information provider for the global leather industry. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-67756113
- Reviews of Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland:
- Martin Bergman, Scandia,
- Annmarie Hughes, Journal of Scottish Historical Studies, doi:10.3366/E1748538X09000375
- Jennine Hurl-Eamon, Social History, doi:10.1080/03071020902982798, JSTOR 25594394
- Louise A. Jackson, Journal of British Studies, doi:10.1086/590285, JSTOR 25482854
- Juliette Pattinson, The Scottish Historical Review, JSTOR 23074072
- Robert B. Shoemaker, The English Historical Review, doi:10.1093/ehr/cen223, JSTOR 20108669
- John Carter Wood, Journal of Social History, JSTOR 40802028
- Reviews of Cultures of Shame:
- Reviews of A History of Infanticide in Britain:
- Leah Astbury, Gender & History, doi:10.1111/1468-0424.12221
- Simon Devereaux, The American Historical Review, JSTOR 43696037
- Elaine Farrell, Social History, doi:10.1080/03071022.2015.1112969
- Mark Jackson, The English Historical Review, doi:10.1093/ehr/cev252, JSTOR 43896434
- Nikki Sullivan, Somatechnics, doi:10.3366/soma.2014.0136
- Samantha WIlliams, Continuity and Change, doi:10.1017/S0268416016000035
- Review of Crime in Scotland:
- Hannah Telling, The Scottish Historical Review, doi:10.3366/shr.2020.0471
- Review of Histories of Crime:
- David J. Cox, Cultural and Social History, doi:10.2752/147800412X13270753069127
- Reviews of Law, Crime and Deviance since 1700:
- Simon Devereaux, Journal of British Studies, doi:10.1017/jbr.2018.194
- Alison Jay, History, doi:10.1111/1468-229X.12664
- David Taylor, Social History, doi:10.1080/03071022.2017.1320141
- Quentin Verreycken, Lectures, doi:10.4000/lectures.22809
- Charlotte Wildman, "A forensic take on deviance", History Today