Prof. Menegon Co-edits Journal Issue on Maritime China and Publishes Article on Sino-Western Relations
The Journal Cross Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review (online and print journal based at UC Berkeley) published an open access issue in December 2017, co-edited by Professor Eugenio Menegon with Professors Philip Thai (Northeastern University) and Xing Hang (Brandeis University), entitled “Binding Maritime China: Control, Evasion, and Interloping.” Based on a conference with […]
BU History PhD Daniel Burge Publishes Article in Washington Post ‘Made by History’ Series
Recent BU History PhD Daniel Burge published an article as part of The Washington Post’s “Made by History” series. The article, titled “As Congress prepares to loosen bank regulations, it still refuses to address the cause of the two worst financial meltdowns in history” can be read at The Washington Post’s website.
Prof. Schmidt’s Catastrophe & Memory Course Featured in BU Today
Professor James Schmidt’s Fall 2017 course HI 221: Catastrophe & Memory was profiled for BU Today, including interviews with Schmidt and students from the course. The article explores a project for the course, in which students studied a “memory site” in Boston and posted their findings to the crowdsourced public history site TheClio.com. Go to BU Today to […]
BU PhD Anne Blaschke Interviewed for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
BU History PhD and Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of the Holy Cross Anne Blaschke was quoted for an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article on Oprah’s Golden Globes speech. Blaschke discussed the historical content of Oprah’s comments and how they intersect with fourth-wave feminism, such as that within the #TimesUp and #MeToo movements. The article, titled, “This Life: […]
Prof. Silber Interviewed for “What I’m Reading” Series on the HNN
Professor Nina Silber was interviewed by the History News Network as part of a regular feature called “What I’m Reading,” in which historians discuss books they are reading and their thoughts on historical scholarship. To read the interview with Professor Silber, click here.
Prof. Jarvis Talks to the HGSO at the 2nd Installment of its Coffee Chat Series
The History Graduate Student Organization held the second installment of its Coffee Chat Series on December 6. While enjoying some pie this time (as it is the season!), Professor Eric Jarvis spoke to graduate students about his research, approaches on how to tackle the qualifying oral examination, and his take on teaching and pedagogy. The […]
BU PhD Anne Blaschke Publishes Article on the Causes of #MeToo for the Washington Post
Anne Blaschke, Visiting Assistant Professor of History at College of the Holy Cross and BU PhD graduate, published an article for The Washington Post’s “Made by History” feature, titled “#MeToo is undoing the devil’s bargain of the 1990s,” on the ways in which men maintained structural power through sexual coercion even as women made gains in […]
Prof. Heywood Discusses the Earliest Africans in the US for NPR Nantucket
Linda Heywood, Professor of History and African American Studies, was interviewed for NPR Nantucket’s CrossCurrents program, hosted by Scott Widmeyer. In this episode, titled “We Better Know Our History w/ Dr. Linda Heywood,” Professor Heywood discusses the first Africans recorded in the present-day United States, who arrived in what is now Hampton, Virginia in 1619. To […]
Prof. Chernock Interviewed on Anglophilia in the US for the New York Times
In an article published by The New York Times titled “Do Americans Love the British Royal Family? Quite,” Professor Arianne Chernock is one of several experts quoted on the current and historical love for British culture and the British royal family in the United States.
Rolling Stone Magazine Turns 50 Years Old and Prof. Schulman Takes Stock
November 9th, 2017 marked the 50th anniversary since the debut of Rolling Stone magazine. In a piece for The Washington Post’s “Made by History” series, Professor Bruce Schulman, whose writing career began long ago as a college rock critic (reviewing the Clash’s London Calling, a concert by Blondie, etc.) reflects on the magazine’s odyssey and impact in an […]