January 2021 Issue of the History Department Newsletter Now Available
The January 2021 issue of the History Department’s newsletter, The Presence of the Past is now available! The newsletter is available here, or take a look at previous issues here.
Clifford Backman, BU Today Write Memorials to Jon Westling
BU Today published an obituary remembering Professor Jon Westling, who died last week. The piece contains interviews with some of Professor Westling’s colleagues, both faculty and staff, and including Professor Clifford Backman and Professor James McCann. Professor Backman has shared some further words commemorating Westling: On an official level, Jon had a long and complicated […]
Prof. Menegon Presents Paper at UC Berkeley Center for Democracy, Toleration and Religion
Professor Eugenio Menegon was a participant in an online conference hosted by the Center for Democracy, Toleration and Religion at UC Berkeley on “Toleration in Comparative Perspective.” Professor Menegon presented his paper, titled “The Way Has Not a Constant Name’: State Attitudes to Religious Toleration in Chinese History,” yesterday, Wednesday, January 20th.
Jon Westling, Professor of History and Humanities and President Emeritus of Boston University, Passes Away
It is with great sadness that the Department of History must announce that Professor and President Emeritus Jon Westling has died, his family reports. Professor Westling served as President of the University from 1996 to 2002, after which he joined the History Department. A longer statement on Professor Westling’s life and work is forthcoming.
Prof. Austin to Discuss Her Book for First Event in BU IOC Race, Place, and Space Series
Professor Paula Austin will discuss her book Coming of Age in Jim Crow DC: Navigating the Politics of Everyday Life in the first installment of Race, Place, and Space, a new event series co-hosted by the BU Initiative on Cities, the BU Arts Initiative, and BU Diversity & Inclusion. Drawing on passages from the book and […]
Prof. Richardson to Publish Article in Harvard’s Transition Magazine
Professor Ron Richardson’s article on “The White Supremacist Collective Unconscious and the Autonomous Self” is to be published in Harvard’s Transition Magazine in March. A link to the manuscript can be found here.
Prof. Schulman Interviewed for BU Today on Insurrection at the US Capitol
BU Today recently interviewed Professor Bruce Schulman on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday, January 6th. The piece, titled “As Trump Supporters Storm Capitol, BU Historian Answers: How Worried Should Americans Be?,” is available to read at BU Today’s website here.
Prof. Austin’s Book Featured in BU Today
For a recent feature in BU Today, Professor Paula Austin was interviewed about her 2019 book Coming of Age in Jim Crow DC: Navigating the Politics of Everyday Life. Professor Austin also goes on to discuss her plans following the release of the book, including a digital mapping project in collaboration with Prologue DC. The […]
Prof. Austin Discusses Her Research in New Video Series from CAS
Professor Paula Austin is the first participant in a new video series from the College of Arts & Sciences. The series, titled “The Journey: How New Ideas Are Born,” will feature CAS faculty discussing “their cutting-edge research and how that research came about—from the initial spark to the process of discovery and creating knowledge.” Click […]
Prof. Kendi to Give 2020 Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture; Prof. Silber to Moderate
Professor Ibram X. Kendi will give the 2020 Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture on Monday, December 7th at 5 PM. Professor Nina Silber will also be moderating the discussion with Prof. Kendi. Attendees should register here to receive the event’s Zoom webinar link. The event is open to all members of the BU community.