Podcast Interviews Professor Schulman About “The Decade”
JHU Press Podcaster Mary Alice Yeskey interviews Professor Bruce Schulman about the decade as marker of historical time. How and why did 20th Century Americans reckon time in decades and will they continue to do so? You can listen here.
PhD Candidate Joshua Castillo Featured in Interview on Congolese National Languages
PhD Candidate Joshua Castillo was featured in an RTNC (Radio Télévision Nationale Congolaise) Interview regarding learning the four Congolese national languages: Ciluba, Swahili, Lingala, and Kikongo, and his research in the Congo.
PhD Candidate Tom Sojka Publishes Piece in LARB’s PubLab on The Pursuit of Love
PhD Candidate Tom Sojka has published an essay on the most recent adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love in PubLab (a channel of the Los Angeles Review of Books). Tom’s piece can be found here and The Pursuit of Love is streaming now on Amazon Prime.
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 Elizabeth Hameeteman Receives 2021 BU Women’s Guild Award
PhD candidate Elizabeth Hameeteman is a 2021 recipient of the BU Women’s Guild Award. The awards “provide both aid and encouragement to individuals aged 30 and over who are enrolled in University graduate programs, with preference to women.”
Charles Capper, Professor Emeritus Passes Away
The Department is saddened to share the news that Professor Emeritus, Charles “Charlie” Capper passed away on July 1, 2021. Professor Capper was a beloved member of the History Department at Boston University since 2001, and he retired in 2021. A tribute to commemorate his retirement can be found here. An obituary written by David Hollinger, […]
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 […]