Michael McGuire
Special Instructor of History
A.B.D., Boston University; B.A., Vassar College
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
And by appointment
Office: Administration Building, Room 333-D
Phone: 617-264-7687
E-mail: mcguimi@emmanuel.edu
I believe in a synergistic approach to teaching. Whether you are a student in my introductory course on Modern World History, an intermediate course on European history in the 19th or 20th centuries, or in a seminar on the U.S. and Global Issues, I make certain that each component of the course—readings, lectures, discussions, assignments, exams, and quizzes—relates to and reinforces the other elements. Plus, on discussion days I bake!!!
Academic Interests
Modern European History, modern French history, the First World War, international relations in the 19th and 20th centuries, minorities in European history from 1789 to the present, non-governmental organizations in world history, and American interaction with the world since 1914.
Current Research
Philanthropists Abroad: American non-governmental organizations, the reconstruction of France, and Franco-American relations during and after the Great War, 1914-1924.
Courses
- HIST 1109 - Modern World History
- HIST 2118 - Minorities and Marginalities in Europe
- HIST 2119 - Nineteenth Century Europe
- HIST 2120 - Europen in the Era of World War
- HIST 3111 - The U.S. and Global Issues in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Professional Highlights
Conference papers given:
"Sanctifying sacrifice, yet forgetting the unforgettable: The disregarded Franco-American commemoration of American aid to World War I French Refugees, 1914-1920", The Society for French Historical Studies 57th Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina (February 11, 2011).
"Cultural consonance, not dissonance: American charity, French culture, and American non-governmental aid to French civilian refugees, 1914-1924," Western Society for French History, Lafayette, Louisiana (October 22, 2010).
"Making Major Differences Minor: American NGOs, French Refugees, and Reconstructing the Ravages of War, 1917-1920," New England Historical Association Fall 2010 Conference (University of New England), Biddeford, Maine (October 16, 2010).
"Allies yet Adversaries: the Smith Unit, NGOs and Structural Interaction, 1917-1922", History 355 (Topics in Social History: Women, World War I, and the Smith College Relief Unit, Smith College), Northampton, Massachusetts (November 11, 2008).
"Ladies and Gentlemen? Gender, Non-governmental Organizations, and American humanitarian aid in France, 1914-1919," Conference on International History (Harvard University), Cambridge, Massachusetts (March 15, 2008).
"A Failure to Communicate? The Franco-American language barrier and the role of inter-cultural communication in the work of U.S. NGOs in France, 1914-1919", James A. Barnes Club Conference (Temple University), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (April 14, 2007).
Awards/Honors Received
- Outstanding Teaching Fellow, Boston University, 2003.
Grants
- Engelbourg Travel Fellowship, Department of History, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (2009-2010).
- Robert E. Yellin Award, The Humanities Foundation, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (2009-2010)
- Angela J. and James J. Rallis Memorial Award, The Humanities Foundation, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (2009-2010).
- Margaret Gest Fellowship, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania (2009-2010)
- Graduate Research Abroad Fellowship, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (2009)
- Belle Skinner Fellowship, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York (June 2008-May 2009).
- Margaret Storrs Grierson Scholar-in-residence Fellowship, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts (July 2008-June 2009).
Publications
- As It Actually Was: A History of International Relations through Documents, 1823-1945. Ed. Michael McGuire. 5th. Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008.
- Encyclopedia of the Modern World. (Contributing editor). New York: Facts on File, 2007.
