PhD Candidate Henry Tonks Wrote About Fellowship at New Urban Mechanics
History PhD Candidate Henry Tonks wrote a blog post about being a 2022 Summer Fellow with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics. Read about his experience on their website.
PhD Alumnus Zach Fredman Published Book with University of North Carolina Press
History Ph.D. Alumnus Zach Fredman (GRS 2016) published a book with the University of North Carolina Press titled, “The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941–1949.” Read more about his book here.
Prof Eugenio Menegon visited Naples as part of Faculty Exchange Program
History Professor Eugenio Menegon went on a ten-day visit to Naples as part of the Faculty Exchange program between Boston University and the L’Orientale University of Naples. Read about their trip on the School of Theology website.
Professor Johnson Interviewed with CAS News about Bird Photography
History Professor and Chair James Johnson was featured for an article in CAS News with arts&sciences. Read this article, “Bird is the Word for This Nature Loving Historian,” and find out about his passion for photographing birds. Included is an interview with Professor Johnson and images of some of the birds he’s found in nature.
PhD Alum Christopher Conz Wrote a Chapter in Volume “Southern African Histories”
PhD Alum Christopher Conz (GRS ’17) wrote a chapter in the volume Environment, Power, and Justice: Southern African Histories. His chapter is titled “Stick to thy Hillock?: James Machobane and the Problem of Agroecology in Lesotho.” Read more about the book at the Ohio University Press website.
PhD Candidate Tom Sojka Published Essay in LA Review of Books
History PhD Candidate Tom Sojka published a review essay in LA Review of Books on Deborah Cohen’s Last Call at the Hotel Imperial. Read the full essay here.
BU China Historical Christian Database Launch version 1.0
On Wednesday, July 27th at 9 am USA Eastern Standard Time, the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University will showcase the first version of the China Historical Christian Database (CHCD). Supported by the United States’ National Endowment for the Humanities and hundreds of private donors, the CHCD quantifies and visualizes the place of Christianity in modern China (1550-1950). Working with […]
PhD Alumna Cari Babitzke Spoke in Conference at Purdue University
PhD Alumna Cari Babitzke (GRS ’22) participated in a panel at the Purdue University American Political History Conference this summer. A recording of the panel can be found on C-SPAN.
Prof McCann Writes About Repatriating Centuries-Old Ethiopian Psalter
History Professor James McCann wrote about repatriating a church manuscript to Ethiopia and its reception there. The article appeared in the American Studies Center Weekly Brief, which you can access here.
Prof. Mayers Published Essay on Agnes Smedley in Taylor & Francis Online Database
History and Political Science Professor David Mayers recently published an essay in the Taylor & Francis Online database titled, “Freelance Revolutionist: Agnes Smedley in Wartime China, 1937–1941.” Find the entire essay here.