Faculty:

Richard Breitman published an article entitled, "New Sources on the Holocaust in Italy," in Holocaust and Genocide Studies 16(3) (Winter 2002).

Eileen Findlay presented a paper entitled, "Courtroom Tales of Violence, Sex, and Honor: Rapto and Rape in Late Nineteenth Century Puerto Rico," at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association.

Laura Kamoie presented a paper entitle, "Entrepreneurship, Identity, and Economic Development in Eighteenth-Century Virginia," at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. Kamoie also received a book contract from the University of Virginia Press for Irons in the Fire: The Business History of the Tayloe Family and the Virginia Gentry, 1700-1830.

Alan Kraut presided as president of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society annual meeting, held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Historical Association.

Peter Kuznick was interviewed by Agence France about anti-war sentiment in the U.S., and by CNBC's Closing Bell on the significance of global anti-war protests.

Allan Lichtman was quoted in a variety of papers about Bush's 2003 agenda, difficulties faced by potential candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, the State of the Union address, and the shuttle disaster. Lichtman also appeared on a variety of TV news and commentary shows, including CNN and Sean Hannity.

Pamela Nadell gave lectures during the Fall of 2002 at Dickinson College, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and the Foundation for Jewish Studies. Nadell was reappointed as chair of the Nominations Committee, Association for Jewish Studies. She is also serving as a consultant for the core exhibit for the new National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

Bernice Johnson Reagon received the 2003 Heinze Prize for contributions to the arts and humanities.

Students:

Aleisa Fishman presented a paper entitled, "Keeping Up with the Goldbergs: Jewish Suburban Identity and Postwar Consumer Culture," at the annual meeting of the American Historical Society.

Robert Kagan published a book, Of Paradise and Power: America vs. Europe in the New World Order (New York: Knopf, 2003). He was also interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning on February 9 on why war with Iraq is necessary.

Raffaella Luciana had entries accepted on Gabriele D'Annunzio, Antonio Gramsci, Luchino Vixconti, and Lina Wertmuller for The Modern Age, 1914-2000, volume 8 of Interdisciplinary Biographical Dictionaries of the Western World's Greatest Cultural Eras.

Elizabeth Stewart successfully defended her dissertation, "Mermaids and Perpetual Motion: A Cultural History of Scientific Hoaxes in the United States, 1835-1910."

Alumni:

The American Weekly ran a full-page article in January 2003 on the history department's numerous PhD alumni authors. Books by Linn Shapiro, Ruth Herndon, Elisabeth Griffith, and Rodger Streitmatter were featured.

Kenneth Durr published Behind the Backlash: White Working-Class Politics in Baltimore, 1940-1980 (North Carolina University Press, 2003).

Christopher Jacobs received his MA from Royal Holloway, University of London, in November 2002. He also presented a paper entitled, "Falling Dominoes: British Colonial Policy and American Views on the Cold War," at the London Institute for Historical Research.

MSNBC reported that former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson invited alum and PETA activist Dan Matthews to be her date to the Vienna Opera Ball. Dan promised not to throw red paint on the furs worn by Vienna's upper crust.

Bernard Unti appeared in a photograph in a Chicago Tribune story on the annual meeting of the American Historical Association.