Dr April Jackson
Research Overview
I am a Teaching Fellow in Modern History. I completed my PhD in 2025. My thesis focused on the death penalty in the British Empire between 1843 and 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 current research into British punitive expeditions as a colonising enterprise (1856-1914).
Supervision
I am particularly interested in supervising projects on colonial violence; Indian indenture; anti-colonial resistance; punishment; decolonisation; and global historical approaches.
I have expertise in modern histories of sub-saharan Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Indian sub-continent.
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 these times via email.
Room: FAB 3.80