40 Years On: The Lasting Legacy of the Miner’s Strike

Emily P. Webber completed a PhD at the University of Reading & University of Exeter, her research focused on masculinity and the British mining industry, from nationalisation in 1947 to pit closures at the end of the twentieth century. Born in South Yorkshire, Emily has spoken to over a hundred former miners over the last five years, collecting their memories of the industry and travelling to their communities. She was previously the Research Manager at the Imperial War Museum and contributed to several public-facing publications, including as assistant curator for the award-winning Holocaust Exhibition. She is passionate about bringing history to wider audiences, being recently selected as one of fifteen successful candidates for the Television Festival’s TV PhD talent scheme. Emily has previously had her work published in History Workshop, Journal, Contemporary British History and Twentieth Century History.

CRAIG OLDHAM has been named as one of the most influential designers working in the UK, and has written books on a range of topics, including education, culture, and politics. He is the concept and series editor of Epiphany Editions, the first of which, They Live: A Visual and Cultural Awakening was published in January 2019 and more recently The Shining: A Visual and Cultural Haunting. He is also Rough Trade Books Creative Director and obviously an all- round good guy!

Samia Rahman is a writer, scholar and journalist, whose research focuses on Muslim women, patriarchy and structures of power. She is the author of Muslim Women and Misogyny: Myths and Misunderstandings in 2024 and in 2025 wrote the Centre for Media Monitoring’s report on Muslim Women working in UK media. The former director of the Muslim Institute and former deputy editor of the quarterly Critical Muslim, she is studying for a PhD at Goldsmiths, University of London.