Where Angels Fear to Tread: Academics, Public Engagement and Popular History

Davies, Andrew; Strange, Julie-Marie

Abstract

Academic researchers are under growing pressure to disseminate their scholarship and demonstrate its impact beyond the academy. In Australia, Europe and the UK, higher education and research councils are taking increasing account of knowledge exchange and public engagement in their allocation of funding. In this issue of Victorians Beyond the Academy, Julie-Marie Strange reviews The Gangs of Manchester by Andrew Davies and the play it inspired, Angels with Manky Faces by MaD Theatre Company. Strange and Davies then discuss the opportunities and challenges involved in working with artists and performers, and reaching readers and audiences, outside the university sector.

Citation

Davies, A., & Strange, J.-M. (2010). Where Angels Fear to Tread: Academics, Public Engagement and Popular History. Journal of Victorian Culture, 15(2), 268-279. https://doi.org/10.1080/13555502.2010.491663

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Aug 1, 2010
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2010
• Deposit Date: Jan 24, 2025
• Journal: Journal of Victorian Culture
• Print ISSN: 1355-5502
• Electronic ISSN: 1750-0133
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 268-279
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13555502.2010.491663
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3349543