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| + | '''John Newsinger''' is a British historian and academic, who is an emeritus professor of history at [[Bath Spa University]]. His writings are available at [https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/newsinger/index.htm marxists.org]. | ||
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| + | Newsinger is a book reviewer for ''[[Race & Class]]'' and the ''[[New Left Review]]''.<ref>Newsinger, John (March–April 2005). [http://newleftreview.org/II/32/john-newsinger-english-atrocities "English atrocities - Reviews of the books, Histories of the Hanged by David Anderson and Britain's Gulag by Caroline Elkins"]. New Left Review. Vol. II, no. 32. New Left Review.</ref> He is also author of numerous books and articles, as well as studies of science fiction and of the cinema. He teaches on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.<ref name="bathspa">https://web.archive.org/web/20071114045132/http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/about/profiles/profile.asp?user=academic%5Cnewj1</ref> | ||
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| + | Newsinger assisted as a historical consultant on the [[BBC TV]] series on ''Scotland and the Empire''. He has been guest speaker at the Folkestone Literary Festival (2006), guest speaker at the Brighton Holocaust Memorial Conference and Plenary Speaker at the Socialist Historians' Conference in London (2007). He is a member of the following historical societies: Society for the Study of Labour History; Irish Labour History Society; [[Military History Society of Ireland]]; and the US Military History Society.<ref name="bathspa"/> | ||
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| + | Newsinger is a member of the [[Socialist Workers Party (UK)|Socialist Workers Party]],<ref name="Clough">http://www.revolutionarycommunist.org/culture/251-a-dangerous-view-frfi-196-apr-may-200</ref> speaking at their Marxism Festival in 2014<ref name="MF">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDGxBLlY9OI</ref> and participated in meetings for the [[Socialist Alliance (England)|Socialist Alliance]].<ref name="Hoveman">https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/492/socialist-workers-party-for-reliable-comrades-only/</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:09, 19 December 2023
 John Newsinger     (historian) | |
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| Born | 21 May 1948 |
| Nationality | UK |
| Alma mater | University of Hull, University of Leicester. |
British left-wing historian and academic | |
John Newsinger is a British historian and academic, who is an emeritus professor of history at Bath Spa University. His writings are available at marxists.org.
Activities
Newsinger is a book reviewer for Race & Class and the New Left Review.[1] He is also author of numerous books and articles, as well as studies of science fiction and of the cinema. He teaches on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.[2]
Newsinger assisted as a historical consultant on the BBC TV series on Scotland and the Empire. He has been guest speaker at the Folkestone Literary Festival (2006), guest speaker at the Brighton Holocaust Memorial Conference and Plenary Speaker at the Socialist Historians' Conference in London (2007). He is a member of the following historical societies: Society for the Study of Labour History; Irish Labour History Society; Military History Society of Ireland; and the US Military History Society.[2]
Newsinger is a member of the Socialist Workers Party,[3] speaking at their Marxism Festival in 2014[4] and participated in meetings for the Socialist Alliance.[5]
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- ↑ Newsinger, John (March–April 2005). "English atrocities - Reviews of the books, Histories of the Hanged by David Anderson and Britain's Gulag by Caroline Elkins". New Left Review. Vol. II, no. 32. New Left Review.
- ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20071114045132/http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/about/profiles/profile.asp?user=academic%5Cnewj1
- ↑ http://www.revolutionarycommunist.org/culture/251-a-dangerous-view-frfi-196-apr-may-200
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDGxBLlY9OI
- ↑ https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/492/socialist-workers-party-for-reliable-comrades-only/
