Dr Timothy Hickman

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Tim Hickman is a cultural historian whose research is in the literary and visual culture of the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He is interested particularly in the social and political outcomes of cotrasting constructions of 'modernity' between 1870 and 1920. An important element of that culture was the formulation of the concept of (drug) addiction and the medico-legal policies formulated to remedy the condition. This latter interest has led to further publications that examine drug laws and drug culture in more recent American society. All of his work demonstrates a special interest in the construction of race, class and gender difference in the United States.

PhD Supervision Interests

United States Cultural and Intellectual History, particularly of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Modernity and modernism. Literary and Visual Culture. Drug and alcohol use, policy and culture. Cultural History of American medicine.

Current Teaching

HIST270, 271, 364

Students writing essays and dissertations might be interested in the following guide to websites useful for the study of American history.

In Press

A Chicago architect in King Arthur's court: Mark Twain, Daniel Burnham, and the modernity of gilded-age imperialism

Hickman, T. 2013 In: Journal of American Studies. 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

Target America: Visual culture, neuroimaging and the “hijacked brain” theory of addiction

Hickman, T. 2013 In: Past & Present. p. n/a, 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

2011

Modernity and Anti-Modernity: Drug Policy and Political Culture in the United States and Europe in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Hickman, T. & Courtwright, D. 2011 Drugs and Culture: Knowledge, Consumption and Policy. Hunt, G., Maitena, M. & Bergeron, H. (eds.). London: Ashgate, p. 213-224 12 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

2010

Why Strict Drug Laws Work (And Why They Do Not)

Hickman, T. 10/2010 In: Amsterdam Law Forum. 2, 4, 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

Gendering Modernity: Frances E. Willard’s Politics of Technological Sentimentality

Hickman, T. 2010 Becoming Visible: Women in View in Late Nineteenth-Century America. Janet, F., Easton, A. & Ellis, R. J. (eds.). Amsterdam: Rodopi, p. 285-305 21 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

2008

Drugs and the Fashion Industry: International

Hickman, T. 2008 Encyclopaedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behaviour. Korsmeyer, P. & Kranzler, H. R. (eds.). Gale/Cengage, 2 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

2007

'The Secret Leprosy of Modern Days': Narcotic Addiction and Cultural Crisis in the United States, 1870-1920.

Hickman, T. A. 2007 Amherst, Mass.: University of Massachusetts Press. 190 p.

Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book

2006

History and the future of psychoactive substances

Hickman, T. & Berridge, V. 2006 Drugs and the future: brain science, addiction and society. Nutt, D. J., Robbins, T. W., Stimson, G. V., Ince, M. & Jackson, A. (eds.). Amsterdam; London: Elsevier/Academic Press, p. 467-484 18 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

2004

The double meaning of addiction: Habitual narcotic use and the logic of professionalizing medical authority in the United States, 1900-1920.

Hickman, T. A. 2004 Altering American Consciousness: The History of Alcohol and Drug Use in the United States, 1800-1997. Acker, C. & S. T. (eds.). Amherst, Mass.: University of Massachusetts Press, 182 p.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

'Mania Americana': narcotic addiction and modernity in the United States, 1870-1920.

Hickman, T. A. 1/03/2004 In: Journal of American History. 90, 4, p. 1269-1294, 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

2002

Heroin chic: the visual culture of narcotic addiction.

Hickman, T. A. 1/06/2002 In: Third Text. 16, 2, p. 119-36, 84 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

2000

Drugs and Race in American Culture: Orientalism in the Turn-of-the-Century Discourse of Narcotic Addiction.

Hickman, T. A. 03/2000 In: American Studies-Lawrence. 41, 1, p. 71-91, 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article

Cultural Crisis of Modernity
01/01/2006 →
Dr Tim Hickman's research is concerned with the cultural and intellectual history of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. He is engaged in an investigation of the concept of 'modernity,' and particular ... Read more»

Dr Tim Hickman interviewed by BBC Radio 4
11/12/2007
Dr Tim Hickman (History) was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 for the 'You and Yours' programme, October 3, on Hewlett Packard's new hypodermic injection technology and the history of the syringe. ... Read more»


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« Back Keywords Alcohol and illicit drug use, Art, Culture, History, Literature, Medicine, Modernism, Modernity, New historicism, Postmodernism, United States Research Areas History Dr Timothy Hickman Senior Lecturer Bowland College Lancaster University Bailrigg Lancaster United Kingdom LA1 4YT Email: Email Hidden Profile Publications Projects News Tim Hickman is a cultural historian whose research is in the literary and visual culture of the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He is interested particularly in the social and political outcomes of cotrasting constructions of 'modernity' between 1870 and 1920. An important element of that culture was the formulation of the concept of (drug) addiction and the medico-legal policies formulated to remedy the condition. This latter interest has led to further publications that examine drug laws and drug culture in more recent American society. All of his work demonstrates a special interest in the construction of race, class and gender difference in the United States. PhD Supervision Interests United States Cultural and Intellectual History, particularly of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Modernity and modernism. Literary and Visual Culture. Drug and alcohol use, policy and culture. Cultural History of American medicine. Current Teaching HIST270, 271, 364 Students writing essays and dissertations might be interested in the following guide to websites useful for the study of American history. In Press A Chicago architect in King Arthur's court: Mark Twain, Daniel Burnham, and the modernity of gilded-age imperialism Hickman, T. 2013 In: Journal of American Studies. 25 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Target America: Visual culture, neuroimaging and the “hijacked brain” theory of addiction Hickman, T. 2013 In: Past & Present. p. n/a, 20 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2011 Modernity and Anti-Modernity: Drug Policy and Political Culture in the United States and Europe in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Hickman, T. & Courtwright, D. 2011 Drugs and Culture: Knowledge, Consumption and Policy. Hunt, G., Maitena, M. & Bergeron, H. (eds.). London: Ashgate, p. 213-224 12 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) 2010 Why Strict Drug Laws Work (And Why They Do Not) Hickman, T. 10/2010 In: Amsterdam Law Forum. 2, 4, 5 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial Gendering Modernity: Frances E. Willard’s Politics of Technological Sentimentality Hickman, T. 2010 Becoming Visible: Women in View in Late Nineteenth-Century America. Janet, F., Easton, A. & Ellis, R. J. (eds.). Amsterdam: Rodopi, p. 285-305 21 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) 2008 Drugs and the Fashion Industry: International Hickman, T. 2008 Encyclopaedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behaviour. Korsmeyer, P. & Kranzler, H. R. (eds.). Gale/Cengage, 2 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary 2007 'The Secret Leprosy of Modern Days': Narcotic Addiction and Cultural Crisis in the United States, 1870-1920. Hickman, T. A. 2007 Amherst, Mass.: University of Massachusetts Press. 190 p. Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book 2006 History and the future of psychoactive substances Hickman, T. & Berridge, V. 2006 Drugs and the future: brain science, addiction and society. Nutt, D. J., Robbins, T. W., Stimson, G. V., Ince, M. & Jackson, A. (eds.). Amsterdam; London: Elsevier/Academic Press, p. 467-484 18 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) 2004 The double meaning of addiction: Habitual narcotic use and the logic of professionalizing medical authority in the United States, 1900-1920. Hickman, T. A. 2004 Altering American Consciousness: The History of Alcohol and Drug Use in the United States, 1800-1997. Acker, C. & S. T. (eds.). Amherst, Mass.: University of Massachusetts Press, 182 p. Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed) 'Mania Americana': narcotic addiction and modernity in the United States, 1870-1920. Hickman, T. A. 1/03/2004 In: Journal of American History. 90, 4, p. 1269-1294, 26 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2002 Heroin chic: the visual culture of narcotic addiction. Hickman, T. A. 1/06/2002 In: Third Text. 16, 2, p. 119-36, 84 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article 2000 Drugs and Race in American Culture: Orientalism in the Turn-of-the-Century Discourse of Narcotic Addiction. Hickman, T. A. 03/2000 In: American Studies-Lawrence. 41, 1, p. 71-91, 21 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article Cultural Crisis of Modernity 01/01/2006 → Dr Tim Hickman's research is concerned with the cultural and intellectual history of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. He is engaged in an investigation of the concept of 'modernity,' and particular ... Read more» Dr Tim Hickman interviewed by BBC Radio 4 11/12/2007 Dr Tim Hickman (History) was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 for the 'You and Yours' programme, October 3, on Hewlett Packard's new hypodermic injection technology and the history of the syringe. ... Read more»
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