Joanna Bourke | |
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Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Blenheim, New Zealand |
Awards | Ronald Tress Prize (1993) Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History (1998) Wolfson History Prize (2000) Fellow of the British Academy (2014) Raleigh Lecture on History (2018)[1][2] |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Auckland (BA, MA) Australian National University (PhD) |
Thesis | Husbandry to Housewifery: Rural Women and Development in Ireland, 1890–1914 (1989) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Birkbeck, University of London Emmanuel College, Cambridge Australian National University |
Main interests | Social and cultural history Violence and emotions Modern warfare Gender |
Notable works | An Intimate History of Killing (1999) |
Website | www |
Joanna Bourke OBE FBA (born 1963) is a British historian and academic. She is professor of history at Birkbeck, University of London.