Lecturer in History
Andrew Bell’s research focuses on the histories of American foreign relations, empire, science, and archaeological expeditions. He defended his dissertation, “Archaeologists and American Foreign Relations in a World of Empire, 1879-1945,” in May 2020 at Boston University. His research has been supported by the American Philosophical Society, the BU Center for the Humanities, and the Smithsonian Institution, among others. His work has appeared in the Journal of American-East Asian Relations as well as in two edited volumes, Excavating Indiana Jones and Visions of Humanity.
He is a part-time lecturer for the BU History Department for the Fall 2020 semester.