John Newsinger

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. 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.

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.

Newsinger is a member of the Socialist Workers Party, speaking at their Marxism Festival in 2014 and participated in meetings for the Socialist Alliance.

Education

 * B.A., University of Hull,
 * M.A., University of Leicester.