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Dr Hilary Francis

Assistant Professor

School: Humanities and Social Sciences

Hilary joined Northumbria as a Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow in 2018. Her doctoral research provided an oral history of Nicaragua's Contra War.  Hilary is now an Assistant Professor of Latin American history, with expertise in oral history and interdisciplinary projects. Her latest project, working with a range of partners, is an oral history of ADHD in the UK.

Hilary Francis

Campus Address

Lipman 118
City Campus
Newcastle
NE1 8ST

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • “Point Four Does Not Exist”: U.S. Expertise in 1950s Nicaragua, Francis, H. 1 Jan 2022, In: Diplomatic History
  • Decolonising Oral History: A Conversation, Francis, H., Boudewijn, I., Carcelén-Estrada, A., Francis Bone, J., Jenkins, K., Zaragocin, S. Mar 2021, In: History
  • A Nicaraguan Exceptionalism?: Debating the Legacy of the Sandinista Revolution, Francis, H. Feb 2020

  • Sarah Wren Start Date: 01/10/2025
  • Sarah Wren Start Date: 01/10/2025 End Date: 17/10/2025


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