Personal profile
Research interests
Persuasion, Propaganda and Political Marketing
Contemporary French History and Culture
LGBT Activism in France and Britain from a comparative perspective
Teaching interests
Persuasion, propaganda and political marketing
Contemporary French Politics and Society
Occupied France and its legacy
LGBTIQ history and activism
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Au Service du Maréchal? French Documentary under German Occupation, Aston University
Award Date: 19 Jun 1995
Bachelor of Science, Aston University
Award Date: 1 Jan 1985
External positions
Chair of Governors, Badminton School
1 Sept 2025 → 31 Aug 2028
Governor, Badminton School
1 Sept 2023 → 31 Aug 2026
Trustee/Director, Education Support
1 Dec 2022 → 30 Nov 2028
Trustee, Reform Club
18 May 2022 → 17 May 2032
Trustee, Reform Club Conservation Charitable Trust
18 May 2017 → 17 May 2028
Director of the Trustee Company, Universities Superannuation Scheme
1 Sept 2016 → 31 Aug 2020
Chair of Directors, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
3 Feb 2013 → 14 Mar 2019
Director, Trustee Company, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
26 Oct 2011 → 23 Oct 2019
Keywords
- D History General and Old World
- DC France
- Social and Political
- HB Economic Theory
- Pink Economy
- HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
- LGBT Activism
- PC Romance languages
- French cultural history
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Ever Closer Collaboration? Franco-German Filmic Collaborations and Interplay 1940-1944
Wharton, S. (PI)
29/03/10 → 16/04/10
Project: Research council
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Beckford's Moorish Summer House
Wharton, S. & Saglia, D., 11 Dec 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Le nostre parole
Wharton, S. & Silvani, G., Apr 2020, 144 p. Bologna : Gruppo Persiani Editore Srls.Research output: Other contribution
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La République en Marche (arrière)? Macron, Style, and Substance
Wharton, S., 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Review of "Propaganda Documentaries in France, 1940-1944"
Wharton, S., May 2018, H-France, 18, 107 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Other
Open Access -
Vichy Cinema and the Everyday
Wharton, S., 1 Jun 2018, Vichy France and Everyday Life: Confronting the Challenges of Wartime, 1939-1945. Dodd, L. & Lees, D. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 213-224 11 p.Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter
Activities
- 1 Other academic event (organisation, presentation, attendance)
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49th Conference of the International Association of Byron Studies
Wharton, S. (Speaker)
30 Jun 2025 → 6 Jul 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Other academic event (organisation, presentation, attendance)