Prof. Chernock to Deliver Talk on Victorian Culture at Harvard Mahindra Humanities Center
On Thursday, April 13th at 6:00 pm, Professor Arianne Chernock will give a talk at the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard University. For more information on the talk, titled “The Right to Rule and the Rights of Women in Victorian Britain, visit the Mahindra Humanities Center website.
Prof. Chernock Participates in WBUR Radio Open Source Broadcast
On a recent episode of WBUR’s Radio Open Source titled “American (De)generations: Turning the wheel of history in the Trump era” Associate Professor of History Arianne Chernock participated in a panel discussion with three other scholars to evaluate the cyclical Strauss-Howe model of history in the context of the current Trump presidency. Listen to the broadcast […]
China and the World: Recent Talks and Publications by Professor Menegon
Professor Menegon presented a paper on March 18, 2017 at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies in Toronto, Canada, in a panel entitled “Information, Texts, and Intermediaries in the Making of Global Knowledge about Late Imperial China.” The paper, entitled “Court Missionaries as Imperial Informants in Early Modern China and Europe” discussed […]
Prof. Siegel Awarded 2017 American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
Assistant Professor of History Benjamin Siegel was awarded a 2017 fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies for his project titled The Nation in Pain: American Bodies and Indian Pharmaceuticals in an Age of Distress. The ACLS’s stipends fund six to twelve months of full-time work on the awardees’ research projects.
History Course Featured in BU Today Article on Spring Break Cuba Trip
BU Today ran a feature on the alternative Spring Break trip students took to Havana, Cuba last month. The one-credit course that the students took on “Experiencing Cuba: History, Culture and Politics” is cross-listed in the History Department and team taught by Professors of History and African American Studies Linda Heywood and John Thornton.
Bruce Schulman to Hold Media Nation Book Event at BU Bookstore
On Wednesday, March 22 at 7PM, Professor Bruce J Schulman will discuss his new edited collection, Media Nation: The Politics of News in Modern America. Please join him for a presentation, Q&A, and book signing at Boston University Campus Store in Kenmore Square.
Prof. Rabinovitch Wins Luce/ACLS Fellowship in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs
Assistant Professor Simon Rabinovitch has won a fellowship funded by the Henry Luce Foundation and the American Council for Learned Societies, Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs. In 2017-18 he will be a resident scholar at the Northeastern University Humanities Center where he will work on his project Jewish Collective Rights: An International Comparison.
Prof. Nolan’s New Book Reviewed in WSJ, NY Journal of Books, and Modern War Institute at West Point
Professor Cathal Nolan’s most recent book The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost was released on Oxford University Press last month. The book has been reviewed in several major publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Journal of Books, Kirkus Reviews, The Modern War Institute at West […]
Prof. Zatlin Weighs in on Bitcoin Debate in WalletHub
In a recent feature on WalletHub, Associate Professor Zatlin was one of several experts who contributed an opinion to the the article titled “Is Bitcoin Safe? Experts Pick Sides.” The article is available on wallethub.com here.
History PhD Kate Jewell Innovates the U.S. History Survey
In a recent contribution to Teaching United States History, BU History Ph.D. Kate Jewell, currently Assistant Professor at Fitchburg State University, redesigns the U.S. History Survey course. Jewell recommends two US History collections, including one edited by BU Professor Bruce Schulman, Making the American Century: Essays on the Political Culture of Twentieth Century America. You can read […]