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Tom Arnold-Forster

Dr Tom Arnold-Forster

Visiting Lecturer in the History of Political Thought

Biography

I joined the Department of History at King’s in 2021 as a Lecturer (Education) in Twentieth-Century American History and took up my current post in 2022. I completed my BA, MPhil, and PhD at the University of Cambridge, where I was also a Junior Research Fellow. I’ve held fellowships at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, and at the Newberry Library in Chicago.

Research interests and PhD supervision

  • Twentieth-century US history
  • History of political ideas
  • Media and communications studies

My research focuses on the political, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States in the twentieth century. My current book project is an intellectual biography of the journalist and political theorist Walter Lippmann (under contract with Princeton University Press). My next project will explore the history of corruption in modern America, from muckraking journalism to the Watergate scandal (I’ve published a pilot article from this project in the Historical Journal).

Selected publications

Teaching

I teach modules in modern American history, political thought, and research methods. I’m an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Expertise and public engagement

I’ve written reviews and essays about American history for the TLS, Dissent, Prospect, the Daily Beast, the US Intellectual History Blog, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Research

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Global (Anti)corruption Studies research group

A research group examining corruption and anticorruption in the Global South.

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War & The State Research Network

This network aims to provide a new understanding of the relationship between war and the liberal democratic state.

Events

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Professional Development for Executives: How to Create a Powerful Personal Brand

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Research

GACS Research Group Picture
Global (Anti)corruption Studies research group

A research group examining corruption and anticorruption in the Global South.

Canada War Child 780x440
War & The State Research Network

This network aims to provide a new understanding of the relationship between war and the liberal democratic state.

Events

19MayWebinar picture

Professional Development for Executives: How to Create a Powerful Personal Brand

Discover how to create a powerful personal brand at our virtual taster event.

Please note: this event has passed.