Wolfson History Prize
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Edition 82 (2011) Winner
Ruth Harris
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Ruth Harris
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1958-12-25 （Philadelphia, Pennsylvania）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (childhood) → Oxford (current)
Career
- Occupations
- historian, professor
- Active Years
- 1983-2024
- Affiliations
- St John's College, Oxford, New College, Oxford, All Souls College, Oxford, Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford
- Memberships
- Editorial Board of Past & Present
- Influenced By
- Ludmilla Jordanova
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | — | — | BA | undergraduate | United States |
| University of Pennsylvania | — | — | MA | graduate | United States |
| University of Oxford | — | History | DPhil | 1980-1984 | United Kingdom |
University of Pennsylvania
Degree:
BA
Period:
undergraduate
Country:
United States
BA and MA degrees
University of Pennsylvania
Degree:
MA
Period:
graduate
Country:
United States
University of Oxford
History
Degree:
DPhil
Period:
1980-1984
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: Murders and madness: legal psychiatry and criminal anthropology in Paris, 1880-1910
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Wolfson History Prize | The Man on Devil's Island: Alfred Dreyfus and the Affair that Divided France | History | Wolfson Foundation | Winner |
| 1996 | Guggenheim Fellowship | Research in French History | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Fellow |
| 2011 | Fellow of the British Academy | — | — | British Academy | Fellow |
Wolfson History Prize
2010
Work:
The Man on Devil's Island: Alfred Dreyfus and the Affair that Divided France
Category:
History
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
Winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
1996
Work:
Research in French History
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
Fellow
Fellow of the British Academy
2011
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
Fellow
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Murders and madness: medicine, law, and society in the fin de siècle
1989 HistoryStudy of legal psychiatry and criminal anthropology in Paris.
crimepsychiatryfin de siècle
Lourdes: body and spirit in a secular age
1999 HistoryCultural history of Lourdes apparitions.
religionbodysecularization
The Man on Devil's Island: Alfred Dreyfus and the Affair that Divided France
2010 BiographyBiography of Alfred Dreyfus and the Dreyfus Affair.
Dreyfus AffairantisemitismFrench Third Republic
Bibliography
- Murders and madness: medicine, law, and society in the fin de siècle (1989)
- Lourdes: body and spirit in a secular age (1999)
- The Art of Survival: Essays in Honour of Olwen Hufton (2006, ed.)
- The Man on Devil's Island: Alfred Dreyfus and the Affair that Divided France (2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed archival researchcultural contextualization
- Recurring Motifs
- religion and sciencegendercrime and madness
Legacy
Renowned for studies on modern French history, including the Dreyfus Affair and Lourdes, winner of the Wolfson History Prize. Professor at Oxford with significant academic influence.
Trivia
- Married to author Iain Pears since 1985, with two sons.
- Signed a 2016 letter by historians supporting Remain in the EU referendum.