History Department
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY 13323
(315) 859-4409 kgrant@hamilton.edu
Selected Publications
Beyond Sovereignty: Britain, Empire, and Transnationalism, c. 1880-1950, co-edited with Philippa Levine and Frank Trentmann (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007)
"Human Rights and Sovereign Abolitions of Slavery, c. 1885-1956," in Kevin Grant, Philippa Levine, and Frank Trentmann (eds.), Beyond Sovereignty: Britain, Empire and Transnationalism, c. 1880-1950. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), pp. 80-102.
"The Transcolonial World of Hunger Strikes and Political Fasts, c. 1909-1935," in Durba Ghosh and Dane Kennedy (eds.), Decentering Empire: Britain, India, and the Transcolonial World (Orient Longman, 2006), pp. 243-69.
"A Question of Trust: The Government of India, the League of Nations, and
Mohandas Gandhi," co-authored with Lisa Trivedi, in R.M. Douglas et al. (eds.),
Imperialism on Trial: International Oversight of Colonial Rule in Comparative
Perspective (Lexington Books, 2006), pp. 21-43.
A Civilised Savagery: Britain and the New Slaveries in Africa, 1884-1926 (Routledge, 2005)
"Trust and Self-Determination: Anglo-American Ethics of Empire and International Government," in Mark Bevir and Frank Trentmann (eds.), Critiques of Capital in Modern Britain and America: Transatlantic Exchanges (Palgrave, 2002), pp. 151-173
"Bones of Contention: The Repatriation of the Remains of Roger Casement," Journal of British Studies, July 2002, pp. 329-353
Work-in-Progress
Book-length project: "Hunger in Protest: A History of Hunger Strikes and Political Fasts
in the British Empire and Beyond, 1909-1991"
Teaching at Hamilton College
John R. Hatch Class of 1925 Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003
History 104, "Europe and its Empires, c. 1500 to the Present"
History/English 271, "Cultures of Empire, c.1790-2000," co-taught with Professor Patricia O’Neill of the English Department.
History 278, "South Africa, 1652-1998"
History 282, "Rebellious Union: Britain and Ireland, 1690-1998"
History 283, "England, Great Britain and Empire, 1485-1783"
History 284, "Great Britain, the Empire and Immigration, 1783-1997"
History 335, "Hunger in History"
History 383, Seminar, "Studies in British and Irish History: The History of
Photography in Britain and the Empire"
History 383, Seminar, "Studies in British and Irish History: Histories of the I.R.A. "