Prof. Schulman Publishes Article in New Washington Post Series
The Washington Post‘s “Made by History” blog is introducing a new series titled “The Historian’s Guide to the 2020 Election.” Professor Bruce Schulman has contributed one of the series’ inaugural articles with his piece titled “A century of reforms made Iowa and New Hampshire presidential kingmakers,” available to read at The Washington Post‘s website here.
Prof. Chernock to Discuss Vanity Fair at Central Square Theater
On Thursday, January 30th, Professor Arianne Chernock will join Harvard University Professor of English Deidre Shauna Lynch to discuss William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel Vanity Fair. The conversation will take place at 10 pm immediately following a performance of a play adaptation of the novel at the Central Square Theater. For more information on the event and the […]
Prof. Siegel Presents Paper at K.R. Cama Oriental Institute in Mumbai
On January 11th and 12th, 2020, the K.R. Cama Oriental Institute, one of India’s oldest and most well-respected private research foundations, hosted a major international seminar on “The Past and Future of Food on the Indian Subcontinent.” The event brought together academics, activists, cooks, and journalists from India and overseas. Professor Benjamin Siegel both presented a […]
‘Leisure’ and Court Culture: Prof. Menegon Publishes Edited Volume and Four New Essays
Just hot off the press are some new publications from Professor Eugenio Menegon. Together with BU colleagues Catherine Yeh (World Languages and Literatures) and Robert Weller (Anthropology), and Heidelberg colleague Rudolf Wagner, Menegon edited a volume entitled Testing the Margins of Leisure. Cases from China, Japan and Indonesia, Series Heidelberg Studies in Transculturality, Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing, 2019. This is the final result of a BU-Heidelberg […]
Prof. Robichaud Releases New Book on Harvard University Press
Professor Andrew Robichaud recently published his first book, Animal City: The Domestication of America, on Harvard University Press. The book is now available on Harvard UP’s website.
Prof. Menegon Meets Leaders of Chinese Catholic Bishop Conference
On December 6, 2019, Professor Menegon coordinated a cordial and successful meeting with the leaders of the official and government-endorsed Catholic Chinese Bishop Conference at Boston College’s Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies (IAJS), where he is a Collaborative Scholar. The delegation consisted of six members: Bishop Ma Yinglin 马英林 , President of the Bishop Conference of the Catholic Church […]
Prof. Payaslian Presents Two Papers at SAS and ASEEES Conferences
Professor Simon Payaslian presented a paper entitled “Contending Diasporan Conceptualizations of Homeland Independence according to the American Armenian Press (1900-1921),” at the annual conference of the Society for Armenian Studies, UCLA, Oct. 12–13, 2019. Payaslian also presented a paper entitled “The Pursuit of International Recognition and the Geopolitics of Justice: The Case of the Republic of Armenia […]
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.