Oxford University Press Publishes Backman’s Cultures of the West
In December 2012, Oxford University Press published Associate Professor Clifford Backman’s new book, The Cultures of the West: A History. Designed for classroom use, this book focuses “on the ways in which the major ideas and passions of Western culture developed, internally, and how they interacted with the broader world-for good and for ill”
Calll for Papers: 21st Annual BU Graduate Student Conference in African Studies, March 29-30, 2013
History Newsletter Released
The January issue of Presence of the Past is now out and available here. Stories include: . Presentation at the Massachusetts Historical Society by students of new history course HI190: Making History . Professor Charlie Capper’s tribute to his long-time mentor . Sabbatical update from professors abroad
BU History Internship Panel and Workshop – Jan. 28th @ 6:30pm
Upcoming LANDMARKS Event – Machiavelli’s The Prince After 500 Years
Poverty and the Rights of Children in Armenia, Public Lecture by Armine K. Hovannisian
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS—Armine Hovannisian, executive director of Junior Achievement of Armenia and founder of the NGO Orran, gave a public lecture on Sunday, November 11, 2012, on the current state of children in Armenia in the context of high levels of poverty. The event was organized by the Charles K. and Elisabeth M. Kenosian Chair in […]
Making History: Undergrads Mount Exhibition at MHS
On December 13, the History Department welcomed students, faculty, and the community to an exhibition and presentation at the Massachusetts Historical Society mounted by students in HI 190– “Making History: Conflict and Community in Boston’s Past.” The exhibition, “King Philip’s War in Artifacts and Ideas,” documents the culture of early Puritan settlers and Native Americans […]
BU History Co-Sponsors Second Annual “Food and the City” Conference, Feb 1-2, 2013
Continuing a joint venture with the University of Texas-Austinthat began with the 2012 “Food and the City” Conference at Boston University, the BU History Department is co-sponsoring “Food, the City, and Innovation,” a roundtable conference at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas. Click here for a full sized flyer.
Jolanta Komornicka Defends Dissertation
On November 30th, Jolanta Komornicka successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “The Parlement Of Paris And Crimes Of Lese Majesty In France, 1328–1350.” Examining the use of lese majesty by the Parlement of Paris during the reign of Philip VI Valois (r. 1328-1350), the dissertation explores the relationships between the high judicial court, the king, other jurisdictions, […]
Professor Johnson, HI190 Featured in BU Today
See the full story on the BU Today website: http://www.bu.edu/today/2012/handling-history-instead-of-reading-it/