Professor Simon Rabinovitch Publishes Article in Haaretz on Pakistan’s ‘Jewish’ roots
See the full article here.
Modern Intellectual History August 2013 Issue Published
MIH 10.3, November Articles Josh Ehrlich, “William Robertson and Scientific Theism” Iain McDaniel, “Philosophical History and the Science of Man in Scotland: Adam Ferguson’s Answer to Rousseau’s Second Discourse” Katja Guenther, “The disappearing lesion – Sigmund Freud, sensory-motor physiology, and the beginnings of psychoanalysis” Daniel Geary, “Children of The Lonely Crowd: David Riesman, the Young Radicals, […]
Graduate Student Twagira Wins DDRA Fellowship
History Ph.D. student Ben Twagira has just won a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship to conduct research in Uganda next year. Please join us in congratulating him on this achievement!
Journal of the Historical Society Publishes Article by Grad Student Matt Pressman
The recent discovery of film footage of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his wheelchair has revived the myth of a gentleman’s agreement between press and president to keep Roosevelt’s disability a secret. The Journal of the Historical Society recently published graduate student Matt Pressman’s article setting the record straight. A condensed version of the article […]
Professor Chernock on “Royal Baby Fever” in BU Today and the NY Times
BU Today spoke with Professor Arianne Chernock about what the birth of the new monarch means for England and why Americans seem to care so much. See the full article here. See the New York Times articles here and here.
Professor Arianne Chernock on CNN
Professor Arianne Chernock opinion piece published on cnn.com. Find article here.
Grad Student Matt Pressman Exposes Myth of FDR’s Secret Disability in Time.com
The recent discovery of film footage of President Franklin D. roosevelt in his wheelchair has revived the myth of a gentleman’s agreement between press and president to keep Roosevelt’s disability a secret. On the Time magazine website, grad student Matt pressman sets the record straight. To access his article, visit http://ti.me/1aMJU4D
Professor Blower’s Commencement Address Published in AHA’s Summer Edition of Perspectives
You can see the full text here: http://bit.ly/1aqt7Rk
Graduate Conor Gillies Finishes Radio Documentary on Silence
Recent graduate Conor Gillies finishes his project on Silence and will appear on WBUR’s Stylus, a series on themes in sounds and music. You can stream the documentary here.
Prof. Arianne Chernock on NPR and NECN
Prof. Arianne Chernock on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and NECN to talk about the obsession of Americans with British Monarchy. Find it NPR’s segment here. Find NECN’s segment here.