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.”
PhD Candidate Tom Sojka Publishes Article in The Modernist Review
PhD candidate Thomas J. Sojka has published a piece on Henry Green’s Party Going for the “Modernist Festivities” issue of The Modernist Review. The article is available to read on The Modernist Review’s website here.
Prof. Phillips Interviewed for Article in BU’s The Brink
Professor Sarah Phillips was one of several experts interviewed for a piece in BU’s The Brink publication titled “How the US Can Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030, with or without Congress.” The article is available to read on The Brink’s website here.
A Statement from the Department of History
To the BU and Department of History Community: A former BU history PhD student, Benjamin Welton, has recently been profiled in various media outlets for his alleged professions of white nationalism, writings produced by Welton under various pseudonyms. History Department faculty have been blind-sided by the recent expose, and were unaware of any of the […]
Prof. Payaslian Publishes Chapter in Book on First Republic of Armenia
Professor Simon Payaslian published a chapter entitled “Free Armenia (newspaper)―Herald of the Anti-Bolshevik Rebellion” (in Armenian) in The First Republic of Armenia: 100th Anniversary, edited by Ashot Melkonyan (Yerevan, Armenia), conference proceedings, March 21-23, 2018, published by the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Antelias, Lebanon, 2021 (pp. 270-282).