John Newsinger (born 21 May 1948) is a British historian and academic, who is an emeritus professor of history at Bath Spa University.

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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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Profile page: John Newsinger". bathspa.ac.uk. Bath Spa University. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007.
  3. ^ Clough, Robert (22 April 2009). "A dangerous view: The blood never dried". RCG. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. ^ "George Orwell and socialism - John Newsinger". SWP TV. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  5. ^ Hoveman, Rob (20 August 2003). "Socialist Workers Party: For "reliable comrades" only". Weekly Worker. No. 492. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

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