Dr Kate Wilson is an early career researcher working on histories of culture and class in deindustrializing cities. She is currently a Research Associate at Newcastle University, UK. Kate is currently working on a comparative project examining workers’ cultural and education projects in the context of deindustrialization in Chicago, Detroit and the west of Scotland, developed with a DePOT research award to undertake new archival research in the US. She is also currently working on her first book on community publishing, urban change and deindustrialization in Glasgow in the mid-late 20th century, due for publication with Edinburgh University Press in 2026. 


Email: kathryn.wilson@strath.ac.uk