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Professor Ferleger and Matthew Lavallee’s Market Basket article published by AlterNet

Professor Ferleger and graduate student Matthew Lavallee recently had their article “The Triumph of Core American Values in the Epic Battle for a Grocery Store Chain,” published on AlterNet.org.  The piece describes this past summer’s Market Basket conflict, and illustrates why recognizing the contributions of workers is the key to success.   Link to full […]

R. S. Deese’s *We Are Amphibians* Featured in “The Page 99 Test”

Recent Ph.D. recipient and CGS lecturer of social science, Dr. R. S. Deese had his publication We Are Amphibians: Julius and Aldous Huxley on the Future of Our Species highlighted on the December 16, 2014 edition of “The Page 99 Test,”  a blog dedicated to reviewing works based on the content of page 99.   […]

History Department Commencement Date and Location Announced

The History department 2015 convocation ceremony will be held on Friday, May 15 at 9am in the College of General Studies Auditorium (871 Commonwealth Avenue).   For more information, please see the BU Commencement website: http://www.bu.edu/commencement/  

Professor Siegel’s Article “Before Malala” Published in MRB

Asst. Professor of South Asian History, Ben Siegel’s article, “Before Malala,” appeared in the Marginalia Review of Books on December 15, 2014.  The piece, an effort to place the work of this year’s Nobel laureate in historical context, portrays two centuries activism for women’s education and shows that “Malala is the latest in a long […]

Katie Brownell Promotes New Book “Showbiz Politics” on MSNBC

Recent PhD and Assistant Professor of History at Purdue University, Dr. Katie Brownell, recently appeared on MSNBC touting her new book (a version of her BU doctoral dissertation) Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life.   Link to interview footage: http://www.msnbc.com/the-cycle/watch/the-history-of-hollywood-and-dc-370622019939

BUToday Article Highlights “Final Sale” Exhibit

On December 3, BUToday published an article highlighting the on-going Final Sale exhibit, now on display in the Rubin-Frankel Gallery at the Florence & Chafetz Hillel House.  The exhibit, part of the Economic Racism in Perspective series, “focuses on a small but diverse sample of Jewish businesses that operated in Berlin during the rise of the […]

Lisbon, Cambridge, and Milan: Professor Menegon presents at three conferences this Fall

This past Fall 2014, Professor Eugenio Menegon presented papers on his current research at three conferences: 1) “From Europe to Beijing: Long-distance Travel in the Eighteenth-century China Mission” at the International Symposium “China/Macau: Travels, Pilgrimages, Tourism” organized by the Centro Cientifico e Cultural de Macau (CCCM) in Lisbon (Portugal),  October 13-15, 2014; 2) “Christians as ‘Evil’ in Late Imperial China: Qing State Control, Foreign […]