Historians in conversation - Owen Stanwood

How do historians build their career, what motivates them and how they deal with professional and personal challenges? What shapes their professional path? Dr Michael Green from the Faculty of Philosophy and History welcomes you to his podcast, where he will be inviting interesting guests to explore their stories.

In episode 9 of his podcast Historians in Conversation, Michaël Green talks to Owen Stanwood, professor at Boston College in Massachusetts, USA. His interests lie in history of colonial America and European endeavours overseas, specializing among others in the French Protestants of the early modern period. The conversation revolves around the formative moments in Prof. Stanwood’s interest in history in his childhood, university studies, his academic career and the various career options he faced, as well as the specificities of the American university system and the job market.
Owen Stanwood’s latest book is The Global Refuge: Huguenots in the Age of Empire, Oxford, 2020. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-global-refuge-9780190264741?cc=us&lang=en&#