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The department is pleased to announce that PhD alumnus Edward Rugemer has been awarded the 2009 Avery O. Craven Award of the Organization of American Historians for his book The Problem of Emancipation: The Caribbean Roots of the American Civil War.
The New Republic has published an article regarding Prof. Stephen Schloesser's exhibition on Georges Rouault. Please click here to view the article. Additionally, Prof. Schloesser received the Award for Curatorial Excellence from the Apple Valley Foundation.
PhD candidate Hidetaka Hirota recently received the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society, the Gilder Lehrman Fellowship from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and the John Higham Travel Grant from the Organization of American Historians and Immigration and Ethnic History Society.
The History Department is pleased to welcome Associate Professor Martin Summers to Boston College.
Please click here to view the second edition of the History Department's newsletter.
Prof. David Quigley has been named the Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
The current exhibition at BC's McMullen Museum was curated by Prof. Stephen Schloesser, SJ, of the History Department. The exhibit, Mystic Masque: Semblance and Reality in Georges Rouault, 1871-1958, is on view from August 30th through December 7th. Please click here to read an article in the Boston Globe and here to read an article in Financial Times regarding the exhibition.
Congratulations to Hidetaka Hirota, a current PhD history candidate, who received the 2008 Littleton-Griswold Grant from the American Historical Association for work in legal history.
Prof. Kevin Kenny is the recipient of the 2008 Boston College Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Doctoral Faculty Teaching Award for significant contribution to the teaching of students pursuing doctorates.
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Faculty Research & Publications
 Prof. Marilynn Johnson recently published the book Violence in the West: The Johnson County Range War and Ludlow Massacre, which is part of the Bedford Series in History and Culture. Please click here to view more information.
 Prof. David Northrup published a second edition of his book Africa's Discovery of Europe, 1450-1850 in July 2008. The first edition was published in 2002 and received critical acclaim for his interesting perspective on African-European interactions. The second edition includes new research, maps, and illustrations. Please click here to view additional information.
 Prof. James O'Toole published his most recent book The Faithful: A History of Catholics in America in April 2008. This book follows the history of Catholicism in the U.S. and addresses the religion's current crossroads. Please click here to see additional information.
 Prof. Alan Rogers has published the book Murder and the Death Penalty in Massachusetts. This book provides a comprehensive account of the history of the death penalty in Massachusetts and its eventual abolishment. Please click here to view more information.
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