Professor Patrick Major
Professor
Department of History
University of Reading
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Professor Patrick Major is currently working as a Professor in the Department of History, University of Reading , United Kingdom. Responsibilities: I am chair of exams and teach two optional courses on 'Warrior Nation: Prussia and Germany, 1740-1945' and 'Cold War Berlin: Politics and Culture in a Divided City'. I would be glad to supervise any research student with an interest in the history of modern Germany, the world wars, the Cold War, film history and popular cultural history. Areas of Interest: My research interests are primarily the political, social and cultural history of divided Germany in the Cold War. I have recently completed a large project on the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. I am currently undertaking a project on Anglo-American and German film depictions of 'bad Nazis' and 'good Germans', which has been funded by the British Academy. Research groups / Centres: Research groups / Centres: I am an associate of the Centre for East German Studies at Reading.
Research Interest
Areas of Interest: My research interests are primarily the political, social and cultural history of divided Germany in the Cold War. I have recently completed a large project on the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. I am currently undertaking a project on Anglo-American and German film depictions of 'bad Nazis' and 'good Germans', which has been funded by the British Academy.
Publications
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Major P. The erosion of the Wall: travel and emigration as long term factors in the crisis of the Gdr. Ricerche di storia politica. 2009;12(3):369-84.
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Major P. Listening behind the curtain: BBC broadcasting to East Germany and its Cold War echo. Cold War History. 2013 May 1;13(2):255-75.
