Dr April Jackson
Research Overview
I am a Teaching Fellow in Modern History. I completed my PhD in 2025. My doctoral thesis examined the applications of the death penalty in Britain's colonies, focusing in particular on Natal, the Straits Settlements, and Fiji from 1843-1970. I am currently developing the thesis into a monograph.
Beyond the parameters of my doctoral research, I am interested in histories of colonial violence, focusing in particular on the combination of structural and episodic violence which was deployed to establish and sustain colonial rule. I am also interested in histories of punishment. These interests are combined in my new work; I am developing a project that comparatively examines British punitive expeditions as a colonising enterprise.
Email: April.jackson@warwick.ac.uk
Office Hours:
Tuesday 13:00-14:00
Thursday 14:00-15:00
I am also happy to arrange meetings beyond this times via email.
Room: FAB 3.80