Emma is a historian of the early twentieth century, particularly focusing on the interwar period.  She is fascinated by social, material and cultural history, and explores retail, fashion and consumerism.  She completed her PhD in 2024.

Current Projects and Roles

Writing the biography of former Vogue editor and life-long journalist, Alison Settle (coming January 2028)

Collaborating with the London Transport Museum on their Art Deco Season

Treasurer of the Art Deco Society UK

Founder of the Independent Historians Network

Freelance writer

Dr. Emma bastin

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Historian of the Twentieth Century

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