BU History PhD Zack Smith Publishes Article in ‘Made by History’ Series on Washington Post
BU History PhD recipient Zack Smith, now an Adjunct Professor of History at Jackson College, has published an op-ed titled “Liddle’ Bob Corker is likely to get the last laugh” in The Washington Post. The article, part of the Post‘s “Made by History” series, can be found online here.
PhD Candidate Cari Babitzke Publishes Op-Ed on Gun Control in The Washington Post
BU History PhD Candidate Cari Babitzke wrote an article for the running op-ed series “Made by History” on The Washington Post. Babitzke’s article, “Looking for compromise on gun control is futile, but not for the reasons you think,” is posted on the Washington Post’s website here.
Prof. Nolan Appointed to Committee on Brown Military Collection, Gives Lectures on New Book
Professor Cathal Nolan has accepted an invitation to serve a three-year term on the Committee of Management at the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection at Brown University. In May Nolan was invited to give a lecture on his newest book The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost to […]
Prof. Silber Discusses Confederate Monuments at Winsor School of Boston
Professor Nina Silber recently appeared as the guest speaker for the all-school assembly at the Winsor School of Boston where she spoke about the current debate over Confederate monuments. For a more detailed summary of the assembly, visit the Winsor School of Boston’s website.
Prof. Payaslian Presents Paper at BISA US Foreign Policy Working Group Annual Conference
Professor Simon Payaslian presented a paper entitled “U.S. Foreign Policy and an Ethnic Community: The Case of the American-Armenian Community during the Cold War,” at the 12th British International Studies Association’s (BISA) U.S. Foreign Policy Working Group annual conference, September 21-22, 2017, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. For the conference program, please visit https://www.us-foreign-policy.com.
History Department Newsletter for Spring/Summer 2017 Is Now Available
The Spring/Summer 2017 issue of the Department of History’s newsletter The Presence of the Past is now available to view online here. For past issues of the newsletter, visit the History Department’s archives here.
Prof. Chernock Interviewed on Legacy of Princess Diana for BU Today
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, BU Today discussed Diana’s lasting influence on the British monarchy and popular culture with Associate Professor of British History Arianne Chernock. The interview is available at BU Today here.
PhD Candidate Agnes Burt Leaves to Conduct Archival Research in London
This month, PhD Candidate Agnes Burt will travel to London to conduct archival research for her dissertation, “Reforming the Married State: Women and Property after the Married Women’s Property Acts, 1870-1922.” Her dissertation asks how the extension of property rights to married women under the 1870 and 1882 Married Women’s Property Acts changed women’s economic […]
Silber Interviewed on Confederate Monuments for CommonWealth Magazine Podcast
After providing analysis in print media on the relevancy of the Civil War in current events over the last couple weeks, Professor Nina Silber also sat down for an interview with “The Codcast,” the podcast of Commonwealth Magazine, a publication in affiliation with MassINC, a Massachusetts-based think tank. In an episode titled, “Tipping point for Confederate statues,” Silber […]
Prof. Silber Discusses Relevancy of Civil War in WaPo, Boston Globe, and Journal of the Civil War Era
Professor of American History Nina Silber offers reflections, in three separate venues, on the different ways the Civil War has been in the news in the last few weeks. For the August 17th entry of The Washington Post’s running blog, “Made by History,” Professor Silber wrote an op-ed titled “Worshiping the Confederacy is about white […]