Dr Eric Taylor Woods
- Position: Associate Professor of Political Communication
- Areas of expertise: Politics; Culture; Communication; Identity; Nationalism
- Email: E.Woods@leeds.ac.uk
- Website: Googlescholar
Profile
My research examines the intersections between culture, communication, and politics - with a particular focus on how these phenomena relate to the resurgence of nationalism in the West. My most recent book on this topic (co-authored with Robert Schertzer) is entitled, 'The New Nationalism in America and Beyond: The Deep Roots of Ethnic Nationalism in the West' (Oxford University Press, 2022). I have also carried out research on the cultural politics of Britain's imperial past, and I have published extensively on Christian-Indigenous relations in Canada, including the 2016 book, 'A Cultural Sociology of Anglican Mission and the Indian Residential Schools in Canada' (Palgrave, 2016).
In addition to my role at Leeds, I serve as a Faculty Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology at Yale University, and I am a member of several editorial boards, including: 'American Journal of Cultural Sociology’ and 'Nations and Nationalism.' I am also a founding editor of 'The State of Nationalism: An International Review,' which is an open-access portal for research on nationalism. Prior to joining the University of Leeds, I worked at the University of Plymouth and the University of East London. I hold a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p> <h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>