Theodora Broyd
PhD Candidate
- Graduate Teaching Assistant (Arts & Humanities Hub)
Contact details
Biography
Theodora joined King’s College London in 2021. She has a Master’s degree in French Surrealist theatre.
After a career in journalism which included eleven years in BBC World Service in London, she taught French up to A-level.
In 2014, she devised a bespoke A-level curriculum on the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962), after which she decided to pursue a research career on Franco-Algerian immigrant identity.
PhD supervision
Lead Supervisor: Dr Jim Wolfreys. Second Supervisor: Dr Reza Zia-Ebrahimi
PhD Title: Self-Identification in Franco-Algerians in Modern-Day France
Research Interests
- Immigrant identity and ethnic maintenance in children of immigration
- Decolonisation of European empires
- Postcolonial displacements and their impact on immigrant societies
- Identity nationalism and nation-state nationalism
- State secularism and religions
Teaching
Seminar Lead in the Department of History and in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
Expertise and public engagement
Participation as a speaker at the 2022 Postgraduate Arts and Humanities Festival in King's College London.
Seminar speaker on Framing (Media and PR) (Konrad Adenauer Foundation).
Selected publications
Research
Empires and Decolonizations Research Hub
Empires have been a common part of the lived experience of people around the globe through millennia. Understanding the history of these empires is more important than ever as societies grapple with imperial legacies and decolonizing processes. These different empires had their own temporalities, modalities, dynamics and contexts, but comparative study facilitates understanding and can prompt new and fruitful lines of enquiry. King’s College London has exceptional scholarly expertise in empires, whether ancient or modern. This hub brings these scholars together to facilitate such conversations and to serve as a resource for our community and beyond.
Research
Empires and Decolonizations Research Hub
Empires have been a common part of the lived experience of people around the globe through millennia. Understanding the history of these empires is more important than ever as societies grapple with imperial legacies and decolonizing processes. These different empires had their own temporalities, modalities, dynamics and contexts, but comparative study facilitates understanding and can prompt new and fruitful lines of enquiry. King’s College London has exceptional scholarly expertise in empires, whether ancient or modern. This hub brings these scholars together to facilitate such conversations and to serve as a resource for our community and beyond.