| Dear Alumni and Friends,
We hope this newsletter finds you well. It has been another eventful year, during which our faculty and students have completed exciting new research. Below I provide you with a brief sampling of the rich scholarship produced by the history faculty and our students.
Our faculty published many books during 2021-22. Since our last newsletter, Stephen Vider published "The Queerness of Home: Gender, Sexuality, and the Politics of Domesticity After World War II" (University of Chicago Press, 2021). Nicholas Mulder published "The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War" (Yale University Press, January 2022). Please read the articles accompanying this newsletter for a deeper dive into both publications.
Our students have also been extremely active over this past stretch. In the first article, please read about Ph.D. candidate Samantha Wesner’s examination of the interfacing of the French Revolution with the science of electricity in the years immediately following the taking of the Bastille. In our second student article, we focus on Senior Alex Siegenthaler's history of chemistry Honors project which explores, through a case study of a Cornell chemistry professor's career, how research projects are funded. In addition to discussing their research, these students also give us a glimpse into student life during the pandemic.
We hope you enjoy these articles. As Giving Day approaches, Wednesday, March 16th, please know we are grateful for your support and that much of what we do would not be possible without you. This is our Giving Day link.
Sincerely,
Tamara Loos
Professor and Chair of the Department of History
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