Author: Jillian Nichols

PhD Candidate Chenguang Zhu Receives Travel Grant from NACBS

PhD candidate Chenguang Zhu was selected as one of two runner-ups for the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS) 2021 Dissertation Fellowship for his project “The Silent Delegates in a Foreign Capital: Chinese Objects, Civilizational Hierarchy, and Cultural Diplomacy in the International Exhibitions and Museums in London, 1851-1912.” Zhu will use the travel grant […]

PhD Candidate Tom Sojka to Participate in the LARB Publishing Workshop

PhD Candidate Tom Sojka will spend 5 weeks as a Los Angeles Review of Books Publishing Workshop fellow this summer, where he will network with industry professionals, assist in the production of PubLab (the official journal of the LARB Publishing Workshop and a LARBchannel), and develop skills in both book and magazine production. His participation […]

Prof. Schulman Analyzes the Decade as Cultural Touchstone in New Article

Ever wonder why we tend to mark cultural time in decades? How the “decade book” became a genre? And whether the decade still works as a cultural touchstone?  Professor Bruce Schulman addresses these questions in a new article, “Islands in Time, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Decade.” You can find it […]

Prof. Robichaud Publishes Article in Journal of Urban History

Professor Andrew Robichaud has published an article in the Journal of Urban History, published by the Urban History Association. The article, titled “Brighton Fair: The Life, Death, and Legacy of an Animal Suburb,” is available to read online here.

Prof. Nina Silber Awarded Jon Westling Professorship in History

The Jon Westling Professorship in History was created through the philanthropic support of Trustee Emeritus Richard B. DeWolfe and other donors, and honors former Boston University President and Professor of History Jon Westling. The professorship is awarded to an outstanding faculty member working in any subfield of history. Professor Nina Silber is an accomplished and […]

Prof. Richardson Publishes Article in Transition Magazine

Professor Ronald Richardson has published an article in the latest issue of Transition magazine. The article, titled “The White Supremacist Collective Unconscious and the Autonomous Self,” is available to read on Project Muse here or on JSTOR here. Transition is published by Indiana University Press on behalf of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard […]

PhD Candidate Jamie Grischkan Receives Golieb Fellowship in Legal History at NYU

PhD candidate Jamie Grischkan has been awarded the Samuel I. Golieb Fellowship in Legal History at the New York University School of Law for the 2021-2022 academic year. According to the Law School, the Golieb Fellowship “was established in 1981 to provide young legal historians with research support and a forum to present their work.”