Prof. Chernock Publishes Review in Times Literary Supplement
Professor Arianne Chernock published a piece in the Times Literary Supplement reviewing Jane Robinson’s Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders: The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional Women. The review, titled “The wars women wage: Marking the centenary of the Sex Qualification (Removal) Act,” is available to read at the TLS‘s website.
Prof. Silber Publishes Article on Gone With the Wind in Washington Post
As part of The Washington Post’s “Made by History” series, Professor Nina Silber has just published an article exploring the racist past of the 1939 film Gone With the Wind. The article, titled “‘Gone With the Wind’ is also a Confederate monument, but on film instead of stone,” is available to read at The Washington Post’s website.
GRE Suspension for 2021 Admissions
Owing to the impact of Covid-19, we will not be requiring the GRE for PhD or MA admissions for Fall 2021.
PhD Candidate Jeanna Kinnebrew Wins BU Women’s Guild Award
BU History PhD candidate Jeanna Kinnebrew is a 2020 recipient of the Boston University Women’s Guild Awards. Jeanna Kinnebrew (GRS) is a Ph.D. candidate in the History department, studying the intersection of public health, gender, and philanthropy. Her dissertation, “Inventing Sexual Health in the Puritan City, 1929-1980,” explores how Boston-area organizations shaped national sexual health […]
A Statement to the Boston University History Department Community
Dear friends, Please see the message, below, from Professors James McCann and Nina Silber. Like so, so many of you, the Boston University History Department adds its voice to those opposing the widespread racial injustice and violence that has recently drawn the nation’s attention. As historians, we are also deeply, and sadly, aware of a […]
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi to Join BU Department of History
The Boston University History Department extends a warm welcome to Professor Ibram Kendi, an acclaimed and prize-winning scholar of US history and the history of racism and anti-racism, who will be joining our department this summer, following the university’s standard professorial appointment process. Dr. Kendi will not only bring his scholarly and teaching strengths to […]
Prof. Robichaud Discusses New Book with NPR and CAS Communications
Professor Andrew Robichaud’s new book Animal City: The Domestication of America was released in December 2019. Recently, Professor Robichaud gave a couple of interviews in which he discussed the book and his research with CAS Communications and “Living on Earth,” a syndicated radio show that airs on NPR.
A Tribute to the History Department Class of 2020
Though we were unable to hold our annual convocation ceremony for our graduating seniors, the History Department wanted to virtually commemorate the all the hard work of the Class of 2020. Department staff asked History faculty members and graduating students to share their thoughts in a tribute to the graduates. We’re so proud of you! […]
Prof. Silber’s New Book Receives Honorable Mention from NEASA
Professor Nina Silber is the recipient of the Honorable Mention for the 2020 Lois P. Rudnick Book Prize from the New England American Studies Association for her book This War Ain’t Over: Fighting the Civil War in New Deal America. In their announcement of the award, the NEASA wrote, Nina Silber’s first book, The Romance of Reunion, […]
Prof. Klepper and History PhD Seth Blumenthal Give Advice to the Class of 2020
Every year around Commencement weekend, BU Today releases its annual video incorporating advice and congratulations from BU faculty and staff to the graduating class. In this year’s video for the Class of 2020, Deanna Klepper, Associate Professor of History and Religion, and Seth Blumenthal, a BU History PhD and Senior Lecturer in the CAS Writing Program, recorded […]