Emily Cockayne (born 1973) is a British historian, known for her work on sensory nuisance and material culture.
[3] She wrote a doctoral thesis at Jesus College, Cambridge, under the supervision of Robert W. Scribner and Keith Wrightson, and was awarded her PhD in 2000.
[6] A reviewer in The Independent commented: 'Cockayne draws us into a world where snickleways (narrow, often noisome passages) might be contaminated by fallen axunge (pig fat used to grease axles) or the overflow from a "house of easement"'.
[18] The Guardian hailed Rummage as 'brilliantly original and deeply-researched',[19] while The Sunday Times called it 'rich and meticulous'.
[20] In addition to her academic work, which has included contributions to the history of Magdalen College Oxford[21] and essays on noise and deafness in Urban History[22] and The Historical Journal[23] respectively, Cockayne has written for Architectural Review;[24] The Daily Telegraph;[25] The Times;[26] Times Literary Supplement;[27] and The Wall Street Journal.