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Research interests
Paupers, pariahs or paragons? Bristol's Jewish community, 1720-1881: a microhistory of Anglo-Jewry.
My research is exploring the origins, demographic structure, lives, and relationships of Bristol's Jewish community during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. My master's dissertation, The Alexander Family and the City of Bristol, 1798-1926, showed that it is possible to reconstruct the lives of a Jewish family in Bristol through in-depth research in primary sources, many of which have not previously been used for Jewish studies. My doctoral research is using the same techniques to investigate the whole community, providing new insights into its composition, networks, lifestyle, and culture. There is growing evidence that Jewish communities in London and the provinces were closely interlinked. Detailed research into the Bristol community is therefore highly relevant to the history of Anglo-Jewry as a whole and is throwing new light upon Jewish experience nationwide.
Education/Academic qualification
MLitt Family and Local History, University of Dundee
2015 → 2019
BA HIstory
1972 → 1975
Keywords
- Bristol
- Anglo-Jewry
- Jewish Studies
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Projects
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Mapping Bristol's Jewish Community, 1720-1881
Gurney, C. (Principal Investigator)
9/02/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
Prizes
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George Hare Leonard Prize for History
Gurney, Caroline (Recipient), 1975
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Activities
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Mapping Bristol's Jewish Community, 1720-1881
Gurney, C. (Speaker)
23 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk, debate, discussion
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British History in the Long Eighteenth Century
Gurney, C. (Invited speaker)
9 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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Journal of Genealogy and Family History (Journal)
Gurney, C. (Editor)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity