Zach Fredman awarded the Spring 2016 Shotwell Fellowship
Graduate student Zach Fredman was awarded the spring 2016 Shotwell Fellowship for his dissertation, “From Allies to Occupiers: Living with the U.S. Military in Wartime China, 1941–1945.” Drawing from new and overlooked sources in China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Great Britain, and the United States, his project explores the tensions that emerged when large-scale U.S. forces were […]
Prof Menegon presents papers focusing on European diplomatic missions to Beijing in the mid-18th century
Professor Eugenio Menegon is on leave at the School for Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton NJ this semester, where he is working on his current book project on “Europeans in Late Imperial Beijing.” As part of his research, he recently presented two papers, focusing on European diplomatic missions to Beijing in the […]
11/12 – IHI presents “Science Goes to War: Technology, Triplanes & War Glamor,” a talk by Evan Hadingham
BU Undergraduate History Conference “Empire” – Call for Papers
History & IR Major Benjamin Gagne-Maynard (CAS ’16) Named Phi Kappa Beta Initiate
Please join us in congratulating Benjamin Gagne-Maynard, who is to be initiated into The Phi Kappa Beta Society on December 2. Phi Beta Kappa chapters “invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America’s leading colleges and universities.” Congratulations, Benjamin!
Prof. Schulman’s Op-Ed “Modern politics: Public is more partisan, parties are powerless” Published on Reuters
On November 3, Professor Bruce Schulman had his piece “Modern politics: Public is more partisan, parties are powerless,” published on Reuters. Link to full text: http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/11/03/u-s-politics-people-are-more-partisan-the-parties-are-powerless/
“History That Makes Us Stupid,” Bacevich’s Distillation of Lessons Learned from Last Year’s “Rethinking the 20th-Century” Sawyer Seminar Series
On Nov. 1, emeritus professor Andrew Bacevich had his piece “History That Makes Us Stupid,” appear in The Chronicle of Higher Education. The article is distilled from many of the lessons from last year’s Sawyer Seminar Series “Rethinking the 20th-Century.” Link to full text: http://chronicle.com/article/History-That-Makes-Us-Stupid/233971/?key=QN5H0D01JZB1jc0OdBOQ5s3IpnHaaPfbA5h0p4i8emFQM1lCcGw1NGRkS3RweDZ1ZmZicDlEdXNXc0NGb0diMG5na3NENVNNdlRJ
Prof. Jim McCann’s University Lecture Tonight Spotlighted by BUToday
Prof. Jim McCann is set to deliver the highly anticipated 2015 University Lecture tonight, and BUToday has published an article discussing the talk. Link to full text: http://www.bu.edu/today/2015/university-lecture-to-plumb-the-soul-of-the-blue-nile/
Prof. Nolan’s book “Ethics and Statecraft: The Moral Dimension of International Affairs” Released in 3rd Edition
Description: This collection of essays cuts to the quick of the most pressing moral issues facing decision-makers today, from the actions of ordinary soldiers in a combat zone to presidents deciding when and where to use force, human rights violations and enforcement, and legal, economic, and military obligations in a globalized world. • Provides clear, […]
BU History Ph.D. and current Purdue Professor Kathryn Brownell’s Benghazi Hearing Op-Ed on Reuters
Recent BU History PhD recipient and Assistant Professor of History at Purdue, Kathryn Cramer Brownell had her Op-Ed “Thanks to the Benghazi hearing, Hillary Clinton is newest reality TV star,” appear on Reuters today. Link to full text: http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/10/23/thanks-to-benghazi-hearing-hillary-clinton-becomes-new-reality-tv-star/