Samuel, Professor Raphael Elkan (1934–1996)
© Raphael Samuel Archive, Bishopsgate Library
A social historian and advocate of 'history from below', Samuel was most noted for his role in establishing the History Workshop movement, which aimed to involve ordinary people as both subjects and practitioners of history.
- Forenames:
- Raphael Elkan
- Surname:
- Samuel
- Title:
- Professor
- Dates:
- 1934–1996
- Institutions:
- History Workshop Journal
New Left Review
University of Oxford (Ruskin College) - Significant posts:
- Professor, University of East London
- Influences:
- Hill, Christopher
Hobsbawm, Eric
Thompson, Edward Palmer - Contemporaries:
- Stedman Jones, Gareth
- Influenced:
- Alexander, Sally
Howkins, Alun - Themes:
- History from below
Labour history
Oral history
Social history
- Biographies:
- Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Obituaries:
- Independent
Bibliography
Personal papers
Significant publications
- Raphael Samuel, Theatres of Memory: Past and Present in Contemporary Culture (London, 1994)
Other reading
- Keith Flett, 'Where is labour history going?', Labour History Review, 58, 1 (1993), 35–6
- Steven Fielding, 'Review article: looking for the "new political history"', Journal of Contemporary History, 42, 3 (2007), 515–24
