Philip Woods

Philip Woods is a Distinguished Research Fellow and part-time lecturer at New York University (London, UK). He has previously taught at the University of West London and Kingston University, UK. His research focuses on media history, particularly the role of media during the Second World War. Woods' notable work Managing the Media in the India-Burma War, 1941-1945 (2024) examines how the media influenced troop morale and wartime propaganda in the India-Burma campaigns, linking media dynamics to broader imperial and postcolonial contexts.

His academic contributions bridge military history with media studies, emphasizing the intersection of journalism, censorship, and military strategy during WWII.