Wolfson History Prize
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Edition 54 (2000) Winner
Joanna Bourke
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Joanna Bourke
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963 （Blenheim, New Zealand）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Zealand → Zambia → Solomon Islands → Haiti → Australia → United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- historian, professor
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- Birkbeck, University of London, Gresham College, University of Newcastle
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Auckland | — | History | BA, MA | — | New Zealand |
| Australian National University | — | History | PhD | — | Australia |
University of Auckland
History
Degree:
BA, MA
Country:
New Zealand
Australian National University
History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
Australia
Thesis: Husbandry to Housewifery: Rural Women and Development in Ireland, 1890–1914
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ronald Tress Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Fraenkel Prize | An Intimate History of Killing | 現代史 | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Wolfson History Prize | An Intimate History of Killing | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Fellow of the British Academy | — | — | British Academy | 選出 |
| — | OBE | — | — | — | 受章 |
Ronald Tress Prize
1993
Result:
受賞
Fraenkel Prize
1998
Work:
An Intimate History of Killing
Category:
現代史
Result:
受賞
Wolfson History Prize
2000
Work:
An Intimate History of Killing
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the British Academy
2014
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
選出
OBE
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
An Intimate History of Killing
1999 HistoryFace-to-face killing in twentieth century warfare.
violencewarfare
Translations
- Chinese, Russian, Spanish, etc.
Bibliography
- Husbandry and Housewifery: Women, Economic Change and Housework in Ireland, 1890–1914 (1993)
- Working-Class Cultures in Britain, 1890–1960: Gender, Class and Ethnicity (1994)
- Dismembering the Male: Men's Bodies, Britain and the Great War (1996)
- An Intimate History of Killing (1999)
- Fear: A Cultural History (2006)
- Rape: A History from the 1860s to the Present (2007)
- What It Means To Be Human (2011)
- The Story of Pain (2014)
- Wounding the World (2014)
- War and Art (2017)
- Loving Animals (2020)
- Disgrace: Global Reflections on Sexual Violence
- Birkbeck: 200 Years of Radical Learning for Working People (2022)
Translations of Works
- Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Turkish, Greek
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- social and cultural historydetailed archival research
- Recurring Motifs
- violencegenderwaremotions
Legacy
Influential historian in modern history, particularly cultural histories of violence, gender, war, and emotions. Author of 13 books, winner of numerous prizes.
Trivia
- Describes herself as a socialist feminist.
- 40-CD audio history 'Eyewitness' won multiple gold awards.