American & New England Studies Program News
Kayli Reneé Rideout to be Hugh F. McKean Curator at Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
Exciting news! The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art (Winter Park, Florida) has appointed Dr. Kayli Reneé Rideout as the Hugh F. McKean Curator. Congratulations, Dr. Rideout!
Of her appointment, Dr. Rideout said: “The Morse Museum is such a special place. I’m so thrilled to join an institution with both an incredible collection and a strong commitment to making art accessible to everyone. The staff and community have been so warm and welcoming, and I look forward to continuing the McKeans’ legacy of access and art enrichment here at the Morse.”
Grace McGowan Accepts Position as Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Colby College
Dr. Grace McGowan, who received her PhD this year from BU AMNESP, has accepted a position as Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Colby College, where she will be teaching starting in Fall 2024. At Colby she will specialize in 20th and 21st century American and African American literature. Congratulations Grace!
Congratulations to the 2024 AMNESP PhDs!
Congratulations to the 2024 AMNESP PhDs: Dr. Marina Wells, Dr. Kayli Rideout, Dr. Grace McGowan!!
Kayli Reneé Rideout’s Dissertation Awarded Keith N. Morgan Prize
The History of Art & Architecture Graduate Studies Committee has awarded Dr. Kayli Reneé Rideout's dissertation “’Not Built by Hands, Made by Memory and Devotion’: Tiffany’s Confederacy Memorial Windows” with the Keith N. Morgan Prize for best doctoral dissertation defended within the 2023-24 academic year and written under the direction of a faculty member in the HAA department at Boston University, Will Moore. Congratulations, Dr. Rideout!!
Megan Elias and Queer Food Conference Featured in Boston Globe
Dr. Megan Elias, Director of Gastronomy, co-organized the Queer Food Conference at BU. The first-of-its-kind conference has been featured in the Boston Globe! Congratulations, Dr. Elias!
Jessica S. Samuel Accepts Postdoctoral Fellowship at Washington University- St. Louis
AMNESP alum Jessica S. Samuel (PhD '21) has accepted a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of African & African-American Studies at Washington University- St. Louis. Her fellowship will begin in Fall 2024. Congratulations, Jessica!
Genna Kane Awarded Alice Ross Carey Fellowship at UC Berkeley
AMNESP PhD candidate Genna Kane has been awarded the Alice Ross Carey Fellowship from the Environmental Design Archives at the University of California Berkeley. This fellowship will support Genna's dissertation research about the environmental history of Boston's waterfront. Congratulations, Genna!
Genna Kane Accepted Into NEH Workshop
AMNESP PhD candidate Genna Kane has accepted a spot at the National Endowment for the Humanities workshop this summer, “New York as a Port City.” Congratulations, Genna!
This first-time workshop for higher education faculty, advanced graduate students, and humanities professionals will examine the historical, cultural, economic, and environmental significance of New York City’s waterfront and ports of entry. Guided site visits include the South Street Seaport Museum, the lower Manhattan waterfront, the Port of Newark’s Container Terminal, the African Burial Ground National Monument, and the African American Maritime Heritage Program, among others. Across the week-long workshops, participants will examine New York’s port history through a variety of humanities disciplines and subject areas, including public history, environmental history, literature, ethnic studies, and the oceanic humanities.
Genna Kane Awarded BUCH PhD Internship at Concord Museum
AMNESP PhD candidate Genna Kane has been awarded a BU Center for the Humanities Summer 2024 internship at the Concord Museum! Congratulations, Genna!
Mary Snyder To Be Archives Intern at Whitney Plantation in Louisiana
AMNESP PhD student Mary Snyder will be working as the archives intern for Whitney Plantation this summer, just outside of New Orleans. The 12-week project involves building the archives and access plans for an assemblage of early 20th century records that, until recently, had been collecting dust in the historic plantation store. Mary's work would also involve being part of the conversations around preserving/restoring the store. Executive Director Ashley Rogers aims to expand the interpretation the site beyond the period of enslavement and, of course, the first step is access to the primary sources.
Whitney Plantation is a non-profit museum dedicated to the history of slavery, situated on a historical sugar, indigo and rice plantation which operated from 1752-1975. The museum preserves over a dozen historical structures, many of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Whitney Plantation Historic District.