| Bernard Porter | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Alma Mater: | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
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]
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]
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.