American & New England Studies Program News
Megan LeBarron Successfully Defends Dissertation
Congratulations to Dr. Megan LeBarron, PhD. She successfully defended her dissertation, “Heartland Cosmopolitanism: The Midwest and Literary Modernism in the Work of Willa Cather and Sinclair Lewis,” this afternoon.
Astrid Tvetenstrand Successfully Defends Dissertation
Astrid Tvetenstrand successfully defended her dissertation, "Buying a View: American Landscape Painting and Gilded Age Vacation Culture, 1870-1910."
Sean Case Successfully Defends Dissertation
Sean Case successfully defended his dissertation, "To Balance the World: The Development of the United States’ National Interest, 1919-1969." Congratulations, Dr. Case!
Sean has also accepted the Henry A. Kissinger Visiting Scholars Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy with International Security Studies (ISS) at the Jackson School of Global Affairs at Yale University. Congratulations, Sean!
Sean Case Accepted to 2023 Policy History Conference
Sean Case, PhD Candidate, was accepted to the 2023 Policy History Conference! Hosted by the Institute for Political History and Journal of Policy History, Sean will present "As the World Continues to Shrink': George Lincoln, Albert Wedemeyer, and the Debate over the Mutual Security Act of 1959." Details on the conference can be found here.
Professor Mary Battenfeld Receives Fulbright Specialist Award
Professor Mary Battenfeld received the Fulbright Specialist Award to Nepal at the Institute of Advanced Communication, Education, and Research (IACER)! Congratulations, Professor Battenfeld!
Betsy Walters Featured in Forbes Magazine
Betsy Walters, PhD Candidate, has been featured in Forbes Magazine for her expertise on the Academy Awards. Check it out here.
Madeline Webster to Present with Boston Preservation Alliance with the Leventhal Map & Education Center
Madeline Webster, PhD Candidate, will join Boston Preservation Alliance with the Leventhal Map & Education Center for a talk on histories of preservation in Boston. Leventhal Center President and Head Curator, Garrett Dash Nelson, will give a live demonstration of the Center’s Atlascope tool. The demo will be followed by a discussion with Maddie Webster, PhD, who heavily used the Atlascope tool while researching Boston. Check it out here.
Madeline Webster Featured by BU’s Initiative on Cities
Madeline Webster, PhD Candidate, has been featured in Boston University's Initiative on Cities recent publication. Check it out here.
Madeline Webster Successfully Defends Dissertation
Dr. Madeline Webster, Ph.D., successfully defended her dissertation, "Race and Reuse: Black Historic Preservation Efforts in Boston, 1876-1976," today! Congratulations, Maddie!
Marina Wells to be Featured in New Bedford Whaling Museum Symposium
Marina Wells, PhD Candidate, will be featured in the New Bedford Whaling Museum's The Wider World and Scrimshaw Symposium. The day-long symposium will be offered in-person or online on Tuesday, March 28, from 10:00-5:00 pm EST