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Humanities Express
- Publisher: College of Humanities of The Ohio State University
- Volume IIII Issue 7
- July 2008
- Humanities Express Home
Humanities Student Spotlight:
Paul Chamberlin
Katherine Epstein
Ryan Irwin
Three history graduate students have won International Security Studies Predoctoral Fellowships at Yale University for the 2008-09 academic year: Paul Chamberlin, Katherine Epstein, and Ryan Irwin. These fellowships provide an opportunity for advanced doctoral candidates from universities other than Yale in the field of security studies, with particular emphasis on international, diplomatic, and military history, to benefit from a year at Yale and involvement with the International Security Studies community (ISS). Fellows are expected to use the fellowship to make substantial progress in writing their dissertation.
Chamberlin is finishing a dissertation on the evolution of Palestinian nationalism, politics, and identity and the development of U.S. policy toward Palestinians in the context of global politics in the volatile 1967-1975 period.
Epstein's dissertation analyzes torpedo development in the United States and Great Britain from c. 1895 to 1914, a subject which has received little attention from historians. She is exploring the technological development of the torpedo, along with its far-reaching implications for naval tactics, finance, force structure, and policy.
Irwin is writing a dissertation on the international debate over apartheid in 1948-71, analyzing the complex interaction among the United States, Great Britain, South Africa, other African states, the African National Congress, and multi-national corporations.
"We are all very proud of Paul, Kate, and Ryan for their distinguished achievement in winning all three of the ISS Fellowships for 2008-09," said Peter Hahn, chair of the Department of History and advisor to Chamberlin and Irwin. "That our students swept the field in a competition at Yale is testament to the excellence that they bring to the table, and their accomplishment adds luster to the prestige of the graduate program in the Department of History," he added. Epstein's advisor is Geoffrey Parker, the Andreas Dorpalen Professor of History.
Graduate Students Slated for Yale
Paul Chamberlin
Katherine Epstein
Ryan Irwin
Chamberlin is finishing a dissertation on the evolution of Palestinian nationalism, politics, and identity and the development of U.S. policy toward Palestinians in the context of global politics in the volatile 1967-1975 period.
Epstein's dissertation analyzes torpedo development in the United States and Great Britain from c. 1895 to 1914, a subject which has received little attention from historians. She is exploring the technological development of the torpedo, along with its far-reaching implications for naval tactics, finance, force structure, and policy.
Irwin is writing a dissertation on the international debate over apartheid in 1948-71, analyzing the complex interaction among the United States, Great Britain, South Africa, other African states, the African National Congress, and multi-national corporations.
"We are all very proud of Paul, Kate, and Ryan for their distinguished achievement in winning all three of the ISS Fellowships for 2008-09," said Peter Hahn, chair of the Department of History and advisor to Chamberlin and Irwin. "That our students swept the field in a competition at Yale is testament to the excellence that they bring to the table, and their accomplishment adds luster to the prestige of the graduate program in the Department of History," he added. Epstein's advisor is Geoffrey Parker, the Andreas Dorpalen Professor of History.
