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Prof. Austin Publishes New Book on NYU Press

Professor Paula Austin recently published her new book, Coming of Age in Jim Crow DC: Navigating the Politics of Everyday Life. The book is out now on New York University Press. See NYU Press’s website for more information.

BU History PhD Anne Blaschke Delivers Lecture at Bard College at Simon’s Rock

On November 6, 2019, BU History Ph.D. Anne Blaschke (GRS ’12) gave a talk at Bard College at Simon’s Rock on “Title IX, Women’s Team Sport, and Advocacy.” The talk traced the impact of post-1960 sex equality law on U.S. athletes, corporations, and politicians. Using as lenses the team sports of soccer, football, and basketball, the […]

Prof. Wylie’s HI 320 Class Featured in BU Today

Professor Diana Wylie’s course “HI 320: Understanding Revolution: France and Algeria” was recently featured in BU Today in an article titled “Listen to a Lecture about Revolution? Why Not Play a Revolutionary in Class?” The article is available to read on BU Today‘s website.

Prof. Chernock Interviewed for LA Times Article on The Crown

Professor Arianne Chernock provided commentary for an article in the Los Angeles Times on the Netflix series The Crown and the increase in internet searches on British history and the royal family that the show has inspired. The piece, titled “Googling the history behind ‘The Crown’ on Netflix? You’re not alone,” is available to read at the LA Times’ website.

Prof. Mayers Publishes Article in Journal of Transatlantic Studies

Professor of History and Political Science David Mayers published an article in the most recent issue of The Journal of Transatlantic Studies. The abstract for the article, titled “The Lure of Ethiopia and the Saga of Colonel John Robinson, 1935-1937,” is below: This essay is centered on the Ethiopian resistance to the Italian invasion of 1935–1936. Among […]

Ph.D. Candidate Joshua Castillo Gives Lecture on Congolese History in Northampton

Fourth-year Ph.D. Student Joshua Castillo gave a public lecture in Northampton, MA on Sunday, October 27th regarding “Congo’s Recent History and Contemporary Situation” as part of a seminar on the Democratic Republic of the Congo organized by the Pioneer Valley Interfaith Refugee Action Group. The arrival of over sixty Congolese refugees to the Northampton area […]

Prof. Menegon to Give Lecture at Brown University Next Wednesday

Next Wednesday, November 13th, Professor Eugenio Menegon will give a lecture at Brown University’s Center for the Study of the Early Modern World. For more information on the public talk, which is titled “The Matriarch, the Duchess, the Queen, and the Countess. Aristocratic Patronesses of the Chinese Catholic Mission and their Role in Early Modern […]

Prof. Chernock Publishes Article on Mary Wollstonecraft

Professor Arianne Chernock’s article on “The Radicalism of Queenship: Mary Wollstonecraft and Alternative Sources of the Rights of Women” has just been published in a special volume of the Romantic Circles Praxis Series. The volume including Professor Chernock’s article is available to read online here.