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Daniel Davy, Ph.D.

Dean of Faculty; Associate Professor of History
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Daniel Davy, Ph.D.

Dr. Davy is the Dean of Faculty at Âé¶¹´«Ã½¸²Ãð¼Ç, where he also serves as an Associate Professor of History.

His historical research focuses on the American West and the British Empire, particularly the intersecting histories of migration, culture, and gender. His recent book, is published by Edinburgh University Press.  

Dr. Davy's current projects include a study of mental illness in late Victorian Britain and a multivolume Western Civilization reader intended for high school students.  

His favorite courses to teach are Victorian Society and Culture, History and Film, and the freshman history sequence, Western Civilization I and II.  

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Education

  • B.A., History, Âé¶¹´«Ã½¸²Ãð¼Ç
  • M.Sc., History, University of Edinburgh
  • Ph.D., History, University of Otago, New Zealand

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Articles and Essays

  • "The Familiar Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Addiction and the Divided Self." St. Austin Review 24, no. 2 (2024).
  • "Digging for Victoria in Otago: The Trans-Tasman Dimension of the Otago Gold Rushes", In Rushing for Gold: Histories of the Otago Gold Rush, edited by Lyndon Fraser. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago Press, 2016.

Gold Rush Societies, Environments and Migrant Networks in the Tasman World (Studies in British and Irish Migration)

This book creatively explores the gold rushes in the Tasman World through an examination of the Otago gold rushes, revealing how transnational connections and local social and natural environments shaped colonial identities.

Articles and Essays

  • "The Familiar Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Addiction and the Divided Self." St. Austin Review 24, no. 2 (2024).
  • "Digging for Victoria in Otago: The Trans-Tasman Dimension of the Otago Gold Rushes", In Rushing for Gold: Histories of the Otago Gold Rush, edited by Lyndon Fraser. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago Press, 2016.