Rod Edmond is a New Zealand writer and academic, specialising in

cultural history Cultural history combines the approaches of anthropology and history to examine popular cultural traditions and cultural interpretations of historical experience. It examines the records and narrative descriptions of past matter, encompassing the ...

and

British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts esta ...

studies. Edmond was born in

Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton ( mi, Kirikiriroa) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand. Located on the banks of the Waikato River, it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato region. With a territorial population of , it is the country's fou ...

, and studied at Victoria University and

Merton College, Oxford Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the Colleges of Oxford University, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the ...

. He was Professor of Modern Literature and Cultural History at the

University of Kent , motto_lang = , mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...

until his retirement in 2009. His books include ''Affairs of the Hearth: Victorian Poetry and Domestic Narrative'' (1988), ''Representing the South Pacific: Colonial Discourse from Cook to Gauguin'' (1997), ''Leprosy and Empire: A Medical and Cultural History'' (2006), and ''Migrations: Journeys in Time and Place'' (2013). Edmond lives in

Deal A deal, or deals may refer to: Places United States * Deal, New Jersey, a borough * Deal, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Deal Lake, New Jersey Elsewhere * Deal Island (Tasmania), Australia * Deal, Kent, a town in England * Deal, ...

with his partner

Scarlett Thomas Scarlett Thomas (born 5 July 1972 in Hammersmith) is an English author who writes contemporary postmodern fiction. She has published ten novels, including '' The End of Mr. Y'' and '' PopCo'', as well as the ''Worldquake'' series of children's ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmond, Rod Living people People from Hamilton, New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington alumni Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Academics of the University of Kent New Zealand emigrants to England New Zealand expatriates in England Cultural historians Year of birth missing (living people)