Prof Alexis Peri Publishes Newest Book “Dear Unknown Friend: The Remarkable Correspondence between American and Soviet Women”

History Professor Alexis Peri published her newest book on October 8, 2024, entitled Dear Unknown Friend: The Remarkable Correspondence between American and Soviet Women: “A rare and poignant tale, Dear Unknown Friend offers a glimpse of the Cold War through the perspectives of women who tried to move beyond the label of ‘enemy’ and understand, even befriend, […]

Henry Tonks Publishes “Back to the ’90s”

PhD Candidate Henry Tonks published a review piece in Phenomenal World, a publication focused on political economy, titled “Back to the ’90s.” The article considers the 1990s as “an era in which political liberalism’s enduring popularity fell apart. In 2024, Democratic policymakers find themselves standing at the edge of another, strikingly similar, lost opportunity.” Check out […]

Henry Tonks Publishes Review Essay in Public Seminar

History PhD Candidate Henry Tonks published a review essay in Public Seminar, a journal of ideas, politics, and culture published by the Public Seminar Publishing Initiative at The New School. The essay, entitled “How Moderate Republicans Went Extinct,” reconsiders Nelson Rockefeller and his legacy. Read his work in the journal here.

Prof Menegon Details Summer Research and Publications

This summer, Professor Eugenio Menegon spent six weeks in Europe for workshops and lectures. He co-organized two research meetings, presenting on “Center and Periphery: Propaganda Fide’s Accounting Practices in the Eighteenth-Century China Mission” at the workshop “Managing the Missions in East Asia,” Centro Científico e Cultural de Macau, Lisbon (Portugal), on May 23; and on […]

Prof Schulman Appears on BBC Radio 4

On September 8, 2024, Professor Bruce Schulman appeared on BBC Radio 4 for a program on the history of socialism in the United States. You can listen to it here.

Prof Schulman Publishes New Article with Time Magazine

It’s been 50 Years since Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, the first and (this far) the only President of the United States forced out of office).  In this piece for Time Magazine, Professor Bruce Schulman reconsiders the meaning and impact of the events that drove Nixon from the White house and shook up American public life.  The legacies […]

Lily Johnson (’25) Receives the “America 250!” Scholarship

History major Lily Johnson received a merit scholarship from the Daughters of the American Revolution, the “America 250!” scholarship. This award is only available to history majors, particularly those who focus on American history. Applicants had to write an essay on either the founding of the nation or their personal volunteer achievements for community and […]

Prof Brooke Blower Named Finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize

On July 31st, 2024, Professor Brooke L. Blower was named a finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize for Americans in a World at War: Intimate Histories from the Crash of Pan Am’s Yankee Clipper (Oxford University Press). The $50,000 prize is bestowed in recognition of the best English-language book published in 2023 in the […]

History Convocation 2024 Celebrates New Graduates

On Friday, May 17th, 2024, students, faculty, and family gathered in the Metcalf Ballroom at the George Sherman Union to honor and celebrate the new graduates of the History Department. The ceremony itself was a reflection of the academic journeys undertaken by each graduate throughout their time at Boston University. The department’s top two awards for […]