Dr Steven Woodbridge
Faculties, departments and locations
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of Humanities
- School of Creative and Cultural Industries
- Penrhyn Road
Visiting Fellow - Humanities
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I am a specialist in 20th century British, European and world history, with particular expertise in British fascist ideology and the wider nature of fascism and the contemporary extreme right. My research has focused on both the interwar and post-1945 periods. I keep a close eye on the current state of the far right across Britain, Europe and the wider globe.
I also have research interests in local history (especially Kingston, Richmond and the wider Thames Valley area), the history of film and TV, the nature of conspiracy theory, British politics and institutions, political thought and ideology, the nature and impact of war, and the role of intelligence and the secret state. I am the editor and manager of the History at Kingston blog site, to which I regularly contribute. In addition, I have both academic expertise in and practical experience of cemetery conservation, and have contributed to policy reviews on this at both municipal and national levels.
Qualifications
- BA (Hons) Modern Arts: History (Kingston, 1984)
- Msc Politics with Sociology (Birkbeck, University of London, 1987)
- PhD Political ideology of British Fascism (Kingston, 1998)
Domains
I have published articles and book contributions on the ideology, culture and nature of British fascism and the extreme right, together with other aspects of British history. I also regularly produce blogs which cover my ongoing or latest research findings. I have delivered a number of staff seminar and academic conference papers on fascism and the extreme right, together with other aspects of political and social history.
Publications
Discharged and discontented : organising ex-servicemen in Richmond 1917-20
Woodbridge, Steven, 2021, Richmond History Journal (2021/22), 42, pp 40-49
Book Review of: 'Fascism: A Quick Immersion' by Roger Griffin.
Woodbridge, Steven, 2021, (22), 1, pp 8-10
The admiral who admired Hitler : Sir Barry Domvile, Nazism and early historical revisionism
Woodbridge, Steven, 2020, The British Association for Holocaust Studies (BAHS) website
Book Review of: 'Fascists among us : online hate and the Christchurch Massacre' by Jeff Sparrow
Woodbridge, Steven, 2020, (21), 2, pp 19-21
Anti-alien agitation in Richmond
Woodbridge, Steven, 2020, Richmond History Journal (2020), 41, pp 40-47
One of the first deniers? Conspiracy and early Holocaust denial in the post-war writings of Arnold Leese
Woodbridge, Steven, 2020, The British Association for Holocaust Studies (BAHS) website
Reaction or revolution? Early interwar assessments of the nature of British Fascism in the 1920s
Woodbridge, Steven, 2019, Storia e Futuro (50)
Land, home and nation : the ideology and activities of the Land and Home League, 1911-1918
Woodbridge, Steven, 2019, Journal of History and Cultures, 9, pp 4-29
Radical Readers : The Left Book Club in Richmond during the 1930s
Woodbridge, Steven, 2019, Richmond History (2019), 40
Local, Global and Appealing to Women : The launch of the League of Nations Union in Richmond
Woodbridge, Steven, 2018, Richmond History Journal (2018), 39, pp 63-69
Book Review of: 'Mosley and British Politics, 1918-32 : Oswald's Odyssey', by David Howell
Woodbridge, Steven, 2016, Parliamentary History (35), 2, pp 215-217
Richmond's 'Imps' : The Junior Imperial League in the 1920s
Woodbridge, Steven, 2016, Richmond History Journal, 37, pp 64-69
Book Review of 'A British Fascist in the Second World War : The Italian war diary of James Strachey Barnes, 1943-45' edited by Claudia Baldoli and Brendan Fleming
Woodbridge, Steven, 2015, Journal of Modern Italian Studies (20), 5, pp 752-754
Racial Fascism in Britain
Woodbridge, Steven, 2015, Bereginya-777-Owl (3), 26, pp 152-165
Book review of: 'Defining Democracy: Electoral Reform and the Struggle for Power in New York City' by Daniel Prosterman (2013).
Woodbridge, Steven, 2013, e-Extreme, Electronic Newsletter of the ECPR Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy (14), 4, pp 8-10
Rebellion revisited? Sunbury National Citizens Union, 1928-1931
Woodbridge, Steven, 2013, Journal of the Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society, 71, pp 11-15
Local and vocal: Arnold Leese and British Fascism in small-town politics.
Woodbridge, Steven, 2012, Socialist History, 41, pp 43-59
Richmond Library and the problem of fascist propaganda
Woodbridge, S., 2012, Richmond History Journal, 33, pp 37-40
Reluctant rebels: Sunbury Ratepayers Association 1923-1927
Woodbridge, Steven, 2012, Journal of the Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society, 68, pp 2-4
Awakening Richmond: the National Citizens Union and fears of socialism
Woodbridge, Steven, 2011, Richmond History Journal, 32, pp 75-79
Christian credentials? The role of religion in British National Party ideology
Woodbridge, Steven, 2010, Journal for the Study of Radicalism (4), 1, pp 25-54
Fraudulent fascism: the attitude of early British fascists towards Mosley and the New Party
Woodbridge, Steven, 2009, Contemporary British History (23), 4, pp 493-507
A spy in Richmond: the Adams espionage case of 1939
Woodbridge, Steven, 2009, Richmond History Journal, 30, pp 74-77
Kingston and the Congo
Woodbridge, Steven, 2008, Ancestors, 73, pp 44-46
Fifth-Column fears in Richmond 1939-1940: a brief survey
Woodbridge, Steven, 2008, Richmond History Journal, 29, pp 58-62
Kingston and the Congo: the brief career of Dr Joseph Moloney
Woodbridge, Steven, 2008, Centre for Local History Studies Newsletter, 15, pp 6-7
Using newspapers in historical research: challenges and problems
Woodbridge, Steven, 2007, PROphile (18), 3, pp 6-7
Hollywood in Surbiton: The Regents House Film Studio in the 1920s
Woodbridge, Steven, 2006, Centre for Local History Studies Newsletter, 12, pp 3-4
The National Citizens Union in Richmond: a brief history
Woodbridge, Steven, 2006, Richmond History Journal, 27, pp 85-88
Book review of: 'British Fascism, the Labour Movement and the State', edited by Nigel Copsey and David Renton
Woodbridge, Steven, 2006, e-Extreme (7), 1
Book review of: 'Fascists' by Michael Mann
Woodbridge, Steven, 2005, e-Extreme (6), 3
Fascism in Richmond: a brief history
Woodbridge, Steven, 2005, Richmond History Journal, 26, pp 34-36
The 'bloody fools': local fascism during the 1920s
Woodbridge, Steven, 2005, Centre for Local History Studies Newsletter, 9, pp 6-7
Book Review of: 'The radical right in Germany, 1870 to the present' by Lee McGowan
Woodbridge, Steven, 2004, History (89), 294, pp 319-320
Book Review of: 'Fascism in Britain: from Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts to the National Front', by Richard Thurlow
Woodbridge, Steven, 2000, e-Extreme (1), 4
Plots Against the World
Woodbridge, Steven, 1999, Magonia Magazine, 67, pp 3-6
Spies, lies and secret love-lives : five curious facts about Kingston's 'hidden' history
Woodbridge, Steven (2021). In: ., ., (ed.), Local community history month resource pack. Kingston upon Thames, U.K.: Royal Borough of Kingston Libraries Service and Kingston History Centre, pp 6-9
Inspired by the same spirit? British fascists and the Italian model in the 1920s.
Woodbridge, Steven (2020). In: Colacicco, Tamara, (eds.) and Gabellone, Anna Rita, (eds.), Fascism and anti-fascism in Great Britain. Florence, Italy: Pacini publications, Italy
History and cultural heritage: the far right and the 'Battle for Britain'
Woodbridge, Steven (2015). In: Copsey, Nigel, (eds.) and Richardson, John E., (eds.), Cultures of Post-War British Fascism. Routledge, pp 27-48
Ambivalent admiration? The response of other extreme-right groups to the rise of the BNP
Woodbridge, Steven (2011). In: Copsey, Nigel, (eds.) and Macklin, Graham, (eds.), British National Party: Contemporary Perspectives. Abingdon, U.K.: Routledge, pp 101-122
Purifying the nation: critiques of cultural decadence and decline in British neo-fascist ideology
Woodbridge, Steven (2003). In: Gottlieb, J.V., (eds.) and Linehan, T.P., (eds.), The Culture of Fascism: Visions of the Far Right in Britain. London, U.K.: I.B.Tauris, pp 129-144
Race and the British Right, 1978-1992 : an introductory research guide
Woodbridge, Steven (1993). Kingston upon Thames, U.K.: (The APEX Centre, ÖØ¿ÚζSM)
Inspired by the same spirit? British Fascists and the Italian model during the 1920s
Woodbridge, Steven(2018). In: Fascism and anti-Fascism in Great Britain, 26 Nov 2018 :London, U.K.
Extremely Nazi: the ideology and networking activities of a British extreme right 'umbrella' group
Woodbridge, Steven(2013). In: The British Far Right in Transition, 28 Jun 2013 :Northampton, U.K.
The construction of 'History' by the British Extreme Right
Woodbridge, Steven(2012). In: Cultures of British fascism since WWII, 21 Mar 2012 :Newcastle, U.K.
Universal fascist: The career and transnational ideology of major James Strachey Barnes
Woodbridge, Steven(2011). In: Third European Congress on World and Global History, 14-17 Apr 2011 :London, U.K.
The response of other extreme right movements to the rise of the British National Party
Woodbridge, Steven(2008). In: British National Party: Contemporary Perspectives, 17 Sep 2008 :Teesside, U.K.
The attitude of Early British Fascists towards Mosley and the New Party.
Woodbridge, Steven(2007). In: Oswald Mosley's New Party, 17th - 18th September, 2007 :University of Reading
Purifying the Nation : British neo-Fascist ideas on representations of culture
Woodbridge, Steven(2001). In: Dangerous Representations, 01 - 02 Jun 2001 :Brighton, U.K.
The new world order and the rise of the right in the East and West: a comparative analysis
Woodbridge, Steven(1992). In: Conference of Socialist Economists: The New World Order - Is Capitalism Winning?, 10-12 Jul 1992 :London, U.K.
The nature and development of the concept of national synthesis in British fascist ideology 1920-1940
Woodbridge, Steven (1998), PhD thesis, ÖØ¿ÚζSM