Prof. Chernock and PhD Student Patrick Browne Receive 2018 Gitner Teaching Awards
The History Department is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Undergraduate Teaching Prizes in History! The faculty recipient is Arianne Chernock, cited for her innovative work and her superior teaching record in undergraduate classes last year. The teaching fellow recipient is Patrick Browne, who is praised for his […]
Prof. Siegel’s New Book Hungry Nation: Food, Famine, and the Making of Modern India Out Today!
Professor Benjamin Siegel’s first book was released today, Wednesday, May 2nd. The book, Hungry Nation: Food, Famine, and the Making of Modern India (Cambridge University Press), is available to order from Amazon, Cambridge University Press, and other booksellers. The Cambridge University Press’ description of the book reads: This ambitious and engaging new account of independent India’s struggle to overcome […]
Prof. Menegon Presents at Columbia University’s “From Rome to Beijing: Sacred Spaces in Dialogue” Symposium on May 4, 2018
Eugenio Menegon (Assoc. Prof. of Chinese History) is presenting on May 4, 2018 a paper entitled “Revisiting the Four Churches: Urban and Suburban Life and Networks of European Missionaries and Christian Converts in Qing Beijing,” in the multidisciplinary symposium “From Rome to Beijing: Sacred Spaces in Dialogue. A symposium on history of art, science, and religion in […]
UHA Hosts Its Third Annual Undergraduate Conference
The Undergraduate History Association hosted its third undergraduate academic conference on April 8, 2018. Eight undergraduates across different departments presented their original research on the theme of “Crisis.” Peers, family, graduate students, panel commentators, and faculty alike participated in a lively Q & A session and enjoyed complimentary breakfast and lunch supported by funding from […]
Prof. Siegel Publishes Article “Indian Drugs, American Addiction” in Vice
Assistant Professor of Indian History Benjamin Siegel published an article today in Vice titled “Indian Drugs, American Addiction.” The article, drawing upon Siegel’s new project, Markets of Pain: American Bodies and Indian Drugs in an Age of Distress, is available online at vice.com.
PhD Candidate Johnathan Williams Publishes Article in Middle West Review
BU History PhD candidate Johnathan Williams recently published an article in the Middle West Review. The article, titled “The Recline of Midwestern Civilization: Midwest Cultural Identity and Punk Rock in the 1980s,” is available online at Project MUSE.
Prof. Chernock Interviewed on British Royal Family for Jezebel
In an interview with Jezebel titled “An Expert Explains America’s Obsession With the British Royal Family,” Professor Arianne Chernock discussed Americans’ fascination with British royalty. The interview is available to read at Jezebel here.
American Political History Institute Holds its 10th Annual Graduate Conference
The 10th Annual American Political History Institute Graduate Conference was held April 6-7, 2018 at Boston University. Eighteen panelists representing seventeen institutions across the United States and Europe presented work exploring the horizons of the field, particularly the myriad ways that politics and public policy structure everyday life. This year’s $1,000 outstanding submission prize went […]
Prof. Payaslian Presents Paper at Conference Commemorating the First Republic of Armenia
Professor Simon Payaslian presented a paper, entitled “Free Armenia (newspaper)―Herald of the Anti-Bolshevik Rebellion, February-April 1921,” at the international conference commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the first Republic of Armenia, 1918-1921. The conference was organized by the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Antelias, Lebanon, March 21-23, 2018.
Prof. Schulman Publishes Article on LBJ in The Washington Post
Professor Bruce Schulman recently published an article in The Washington Post’s “Made by History” series. The article, titled “Lyndon Johnson left office as a deeply unpopular president. So why is he so admired today?” is available to read online here.