Reut Odinak and Betsy Walters successfully defend during spring semester
Congratulations to Dr. Reut Odinak and Dr. Betsy Walters! Reut successfully defended “Womb for Rent: The Politics of Surrogacy, Reproduction, and Motherhood on Television” on March 25, 2025. Betsy successfully defended her dissertation, “Oscar’s New Rules: Industrial Shifts, Cultural Controversies, and the Changing Status of the Academy Awards in the 21st Century” on March 31st. […]
Genna Kane and Meghan Townes awarded BUCH prize
The BU Center for Humanities named Genevieve Kane and Meghan Townes recipients of the Graduate Student Award in recognition of their excellence in the humanistic tradition. Congratulations Genna and Meghan!
Sam Shupe (19) begins new position
Sam Shupe (AMNESP Ph.D. 2019) recently started a new position as a teacher in the Education Department at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham Maine which has implemented a new approach to corrections with greater emphasis upon educational and therapeutic programming. While developing curriculum for residents, Sam also teaches arts, music, and college transitions courses. […]
Perri Meldon wins Catherine Bishir Prize from the Vernacular Architecture Forum
We are pleased to share American Studies PhD candidate Perri Meldon has won the Catherine Bishir Prize from the Vernacular Architecture Forum. She received this award for her essay “Tubman’s Blackwater: Wading through Public History at a Wildlife Refuge,” published in The Public Historian.
Fallon Murphy publishes book review in Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing News
American Studies PhD student Fallon Murphy publishes book review for Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade History by Laura E. Helton in the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing News. Read the article here.
Perri Meldon writes article on Great Dismal Swamp for Encyclopedia Virginia
AMNESP PhD Perri Meldon wrote an article for Encyclopedia Virginia on the Great Dismal Swamp: https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/the-great-dismal-swamp/ Encyclopedia Virginia publishes fact-checked topical and biographical entries written by scholars, edited to be accessible to a general audience.
Fallon Murphy Article in Insurrect!: Radical Thinking in Early American Studies
PhD candidate Fallon Murphy has a new publication with the American Studies journal Insurrect!: Radical Thinking in Early American Studies. The article is titled, “Is Repair Possible in the University Museum?” Congratulations, Fallon!!
Claire Bunschoten to Give Author Reading and Talk at the Institute for Art and Olfaction
Sunday, December 15 at 6-7PM EST via Zoom | Join Dr. Claire Bunschoten and the Institute for Art and Olfaction’s Minetta Rogers for an author reading. Dr. Bunschoten will select passages from ‘Eau de cookie dough”: Gourmand Fragrances, Negotiating Nostalgia, and Inedible Food Cultures,’ followed by a discussion and audience Q&A. Congratulations, Dr. Bunschoten! Register and learn […]
Anne Boyd Article Published in American Journal of Play
PhD candidate Anne Boyd had her article, “Frozen in Time: Teaching Imperialism through Lead Toys in Interwar America,” published in the American Journal of Play. Congratulations, Anne!
Genna Kane Essay Published by Environmental History Now
Congratulations to Genna Kane! Genna’s essay, “Fluctuating and Fragmented: The History of Regulating the Tital Salt Marsh near Wood Island in East Boston, Massachusetts,” has been published by Environmental History Now.