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Prof. Nolan Wins Military History Book Prize from New York Historical Society

Professor Cathal Nolan has been awarded the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History (formerly the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize), for The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017). The Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History at the New York Historical Society is a $50,000 prize co-sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman […]

Prof. Siegel Book Launch at Harvard University on Monday, 9/24

Professor Benjamin Siegel will speak at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University on Monday, September 24th from 4-6 pm. The event celebrates the release of Professor Siegel’s new book Hungry Nation: Food, Famine, and the Making of Modern India.

BU PhD Patricia Peknik Publishes First Book on French Louisiana Music

BU History Ph.D. Patricia Peknik, currently Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts at Berkeley College of Music, has published her first book, French Louisiana Music and Its Patrons: The Popularization and Transformation of a Regional Sound. Based on her 2015 dissertation, the book analyzes the remarkable odyssey of French-language music created by the descendants of Acadian and […]

PhD Candidate Seth Anderson Wins Smithsonian Fellowship

BU History PhD candidate Seth Anderson was awarded a short term travel grant to conduct research at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The Travel Research in Equity Collections grant is awarded to researchers “to come to the Museum and use the Archives Center’s 20,000 feet of archival materials. This 10-day award is intended […]

Prof. Heywood’s Book Gets French Publication, Review by French Minister of Justice

Professor Linda Heywood’s most recent book Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen was translated into French and released last week by French publishing house La Découverte. Coinciding with its release, the weekly news magazine L’Obs published a review of the book by Christiane Taubira, the former French Minister of Justice.

Af Am Studies Program Seeks Tenure-Track Faculty for Joint Appointment with History

The African American Studies Program at Boston University invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position, beginning July 1, 2019, pending budgetary approval. This position will be joint between the Department of History and the African American Studies program, and we seek a colleague whose scholarship focuses on African American experiences, with a particular ability […]

2018-2019 American Political History Seminar Series

We are delighted to announce the schedule for the 2018-2019 BU American Political History seminar series.  It’s an exciting lineup.  The seminar meets at 12:20 PM in room 504 at 226 Bay State Road. See the Seminar Series Flyer for further details.