Bernard Porter

Bernard John Porter (born 5 February 1941) is a British historian and academic.[1] He is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at Newcastle University.[2]

Bernard Porter
NationalityBritish
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Cambridge

Porter read history at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. After receiving his BA, MA, and PhD from Corpus, he took a position as a research fellow at his old college before moving to the University of Hull to become a senior lecturer in modern history. Since 1992, he has been an Emeritus Professor at Newcastle.[3] He is perhaps best known for his most recent book, Absent-Minded Imperialists, published in 2004 which sparked a historiographical debate with John Mackenzie on the place of imperialist sentiment within British popular culture.[4]

Bibliography
  • The Lions Share (Longman, 2004)
  • The Refugee Question in Mid-Victorian Politics (Cambridge University Press, 1979)
  • Britain, Europe, and the World, 1850-1986 (Allen and Unwin, 1983)
  • Origins of the Vigilant State (Boydell and Brewer, 1987)
  • Britannia's Burden (Hodder, 1994)
  • Absent-Minded Imperialists (Oxford University Press, 2004)

Personal life

He lives in Stockholm, Sweden. He is fond of art, architecture, cricket, classical music, and science fiction books. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

References
  1. "Bernard Porter | History Today". www.historytoday.com. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. Bloomsbury.com. "Bloomsbury - Bernard Porter - Bernard Porter". www.bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. "Porter, Bernard 1941- (Bernard John Porter) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. Morris, Jan (2004-12-05). "Observer review: The Absent-Minded Imperialists by Bernard Porter". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
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