Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded to Six BU Researchers and Scholars
Winners, recognized as “visionary scientists, scholars, writers, and artists,” will use honor to support work on artificial intelligence, space science, American history, and more.
Brink Bites: Studying Cigarette Restrictions, the Life of a Famed Poet, and Shifting Attitudes Toward Capitalism
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including an exploration of views on economic systems, research on tobacco price minimums, and support for student research.
Video Mini Explainer: Why the UK and US Can’t Agree on Book Titles
BU book historian explains the complex history behind the publishing disputes between the two countries
Don’t Open. Zombies Inside.
Maia Gil’Adí, a BU assistant professor of English and Latinx literature, is building an online zombie movie archive
This Queer Japanese Novelist Disrupted Beliefs about Sexuality, Love, and Friendship
BU literature scholar says that Nobuko Yoshiya’s work from early 20th-century Japan takes on a new sense of importance as book bans target LGBTQ+ literature
Six Afro-Latino Memoirists That You Should Know
In a forthcoming book, literary researcher analyzes these six authors and their influence over the past century