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Telephone: (617) 552-3814 Office Location: 21 Campanella Way, 421 Email: alan.reinerman@bc.edu |
Education
Ph.D., Loyola University, 1964
Fields of Interest
European history since 1789; European diplomatic history; Modern Italy; Hapsburg Empire and successor states
Academic Profile
Professor Reinerman is at present involved in a long-term research project on "Austria and the Papacy in the Age of Metternich, 1809-1848." Upon its completion, he plans a study of popular responses to the Italian Risorgimento - in particular, popular counter-revolutionary movements in 19th-century Italy. He has taught graduate seminars and colloquia on 19th-century European history; on the Age of Metternich; on Modern Italy; and on European Diplomatic History. Professor Reinerman has received a Fulbright Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, and a Mellon Foundation Fellowship. He serves as Executive Secretary of the Society for Italian Historical Studies and editor of its Newsletter, and is past president of the New England Historical Association.
Representative Publications
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"Metternich, Pope Gregory XVI, and Revolutionary Poland, 1832-1842," Catholic Historical Review (October 2000)
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"England and the Papacy: The Seymour Mission of 1832" in Consortium on Revolutionary Europe (1996)
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"The Failure of Popular Counter-Revolution in Risorgimento Italy" The Historical Journal (1991)
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Austria and the Papacy in the Age of Metternich, 1809-1848. Volume II: Revolution and Reaction, 1830-1838 (1989)