Modern Intellectual History November 2012 Issue Published
Charles Capper edits Modern Intellectual History. His coeditors are Duncan Kelly (University of Cambridge), Anthony La Vopa (N.C. State), and Samuel Moyn (Columbia University). Published by Cambridge University Press, the journal serves as a focal point and forum for scholarship in intellectual history and related fields. Though its primary focus is on Europe and the […]
Alumni Night Round Up
History Beyond BU On October 11, the Undergraduate History Association and the History Department hosted “History Beyond BU,” an event which brought back former BU history majors to discuss how they have used their history degrees in various fields, including business, law, consulting, and medicine. An outstanding success, this event highlighted the important analytical, […]
September 2012 Department Newsletter Published
The September issue of Presence of the Past has arrived! Click here to take a look.
LANDMARKS: 2012 Event List
Upcoming LANDMARKS Event – The Cuban Missle Crisis: 50 Years Later
Professor Simon Payaslian Publishes “Diasporan Subalternities”
Professor Simon Payaslian, Kenosian Chair in Modern Armenian History and Literature, has published an article in Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies 16:1/2 (2007 [2012]), the leading journal in diaspora studies. The article, entitled “Diasporan Subalternities: The Armenian Community in Syria,” examines the evolution and decline of the Armenian community in that country. The analysis […]
Professor Schulman Analyzes Romney’s Convention Speech
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney built his political career — and his claim to the presidency — on his success as a businessman. But in his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention, Romney went even further–not just asserting the value of his own entrepreneurial experience, but also declaring that the lack of […]
Modern Intellectual History – August 2012 Issue Published
Professor Charles Capper is the co-editor of Modern Intellectual History along with Duncan Kelly (Cambridge), Anthony La Vopa (NC State), and Sam Moyn (Columbia). The journal is based at BU and published by Cambridge University Press in the UK.
Professor Simon Rabinovitch publishes new article in Israeli newspaper Haaretz (in English)
“Europe, the Orient, and the changing image of the Jews” A recent museum exhibit in Paris delved into the question of how Orientalism has changed the image of the Jew in Europe, for both Christians and Jews. Click here for full story
BU School of Medicine: History Interest Group
Are you Interested in History and Medicine? The Boston University School of Medicine Historical Society is proud to announce that “Aceso: The Journal of the BUSM Historical Society” is looking for submissions for its inaugural issue next Fall. We are looking for contributions in the fields of: -Medicine in Antiquity -History of Medicine, Public Health, and related fields -History […]