Dr John Burke
Project description
I focused on remembrance/representation of Britain and the Cyprus conflict of 1974. I looked at it from within Greek Cypriot society. I drew on a range of official and popular sources, including oral history interviews. I argued a suspicion, borne out of Britain’s long (neo)-colonial connection towards Cyprus, has come to frame the events, and lasting consequences, of 1974. This has long been defined by:
- the existence of conspiracies
- collusive accusations
- a series of memory distortions
These have continued to resonate irrespective of archival evidence that is now available.
Other roles
Teaching: Newcastle University 2013-present:
Teaching: Newcastle University 2013-present:
- HIS1025 World Empires, seminar leader
- HIS1027 Introduction to European History, seminar leader
- HIS1029 Varieties of History, seminar leader
- HIS1044 Aspects of British History, seminar leader
- HIS3000 Reading History, strand leader
- HIS3020 Writing History, Dissertation Supervisor
Sunderland University 2015-2016:
- HIS216 Experiencing Twentieth-Century Europe, Module leader.
- HIS220 History Special Project, Strand leader.
- CHP301 Contemporary Issues in Historical Perspective, lecturer.
- HIS320 Dissertation and Research Methods, dissertation supervisor.
Qualifications
- 2009-10: MA European History, Newcastle University
- 2005-08: BA (Hons) History, Newcastle University
Publications
- An Eternal Balancing Act: Cyprus, Britain and the Refugee Question in the SBAs, Journal of Modern Greek Studies, (forthcoming October 2017)
- Britain and the Cyprus Crisis of 1974: Conflict, Colonialism and the Politics of Remembrance in Greek Cypriot Society, (Under contract with Routledge, due November 2017)
Interests
- Modern British history
- modern Cypriot history
- modern Greek history
- end of empire
- history and memory
- oral history