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Professor William Huntting Howell Co-Edits American Literature in Transition, 1770–1828
Congratuations to Professor William Huntting Howell and the release of his co-edited volume, American Literature in Transition, 1770–1828, with Cambridge University Press! More
Astrid Tvetenstrand Accepted to CAA Annual Conference in New York City
Astrid Tvetenstrand, PhD Candidate, has been accepted to the College Art Association's annual conference in New York City. Her paper, "Owning An… More
American & New England Studies Program Announces CFP for New Symposium
Call for Proposals: Archives and Knowledge Keepers The American and New England Studies program is delighted that its symposium “Archives and Knowledge… More
Betsy Walters, PhD Candidate, Co-Presents at 2022 Critical Studies in Television Conference
Betsy Walters, PhD Candidate, co-presented a project with Laura C. Brown (University of Texas at Austin) called "'Say Goodbye to Hollywood': The… More
Julia Carroll Earns Fellowship at Huntington Library
Julia Carroll, PhD Candidate, has been awarded a one-month fellowship at the Huntington Library for her dissertation, "The Protestant Sanctioning of Race-Based… More
Professor Bruce Schulman Publishes Article in Washington Post
Congratulations to Professor Bruce Schulman! His article, “Fifty Years Later, Watergate is Still Shaping our Politics,” recently appeared in the Washington Post. More
Genna Kane Publishes Blog Post about Internship at the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
Congrats to Genna Kane and her new blog post from her internship at the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation! Yay, Genna! More
MaryKate Smolenski to Speak at the Massachusetts Historical Society
Be sure to check out MaryKate Smolenski's upcoming talk at the MHS. It is titled, “Representation, Consumption, and Status: A Portrait of… More
Katie Lennard Featured in BU Today
Katie Lennard, the Abbott Lowell Cummings Postdoctoral Fellow in American Material Culture, and her work has been featured in BU Today! In… More
Daniel DeFraia Defends Dissertation
Congratulations to our newest Dr.! Dan DeFraia has successfully defended his dissertation, "State Work: A History of the American Reporter and Journalistic Independence."… More