Books

Pilgrimages to the Western Front of World War I

Historical Exemplars and Contemporary Practices Edited by Heather A. Warfield, Stephane Michonneau, and Franck Viltart The book introduces a multidisciplinary exploration of battlefield pilgrimages and situates these pilgrimages within the broader field of pilgrimage studies, examining their historical, cultural, and spiritual dimensions… View

Peter Lang · Pilgrimage Studies · 2025

Art for Hartford: A Capital City and Its Public Art

Concurrent with its status as the capital city of the state, Hartford plays an outsize role in the development of public art in Connecticut. As a whole, the city has the largest and richest collection of Colonial, Victorian, Gilded Age, Progressive Era, Modern and Contemporary public art in Connecticut… View

Vernon Press · 2026

Claims on the City: Situated Narratives of the Urban

Edited by C. Yamini Krishna, Amy Phua Mei Yen, and Nisha Mathew – Contributions by C. Yamini Krishna, Amy Phua Mei Yen, Nisha Mathew, Rajarajeshwari Ashok, Thaís R. S. de Sant’Ana, Hui Lok Hang, Incoronata (Nadia) Inserra, Indivar Jonnalagadda, Dikshya Karki, Laura A… View

Bloomsbury · Lexington Books · 2024

Women on the Pilgrimage to Peace

This interdisciplinary volume examines intersecting journeys of women from around the globe on their pilgrimages to peace. It consists of twelve chapters that discuss theoretical and practical issues related to the study of peace. The focus of this volume is the successful movement from war to building peace through nonviolent means… View

Cambridge Scholars Publishing · 2024

Controversial Monuments and Memorials, A Guide for Community Leaders

Revised edition, David Allison, ed. My new essay is “Monumental Relationships: International Monument Culture and the United States in the Early 21st Century… View

Rowman & Littlefield · AASLH · 2023

A History Lover’s Guide to Alexandria and South Fairfax County

History is nurtured and treasured in the City of Alexandria and in neighboring South Fairfax County. A History Lover’s Guide to Alexandria & South Fairfax County focuses on this special area along the Potomac River… View

The History Press · May 9, 2022

Was denkt das Denkmal? (What does the monument think?)

This unusual collection of essays is written in the guise of the first person experience of a monument, i.e., from the monument’s point of view. My chapter in this edited collection is titled “Spiel mit mir!” (Play with me), and is about the Diana Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park, London… View

Böhlau Verlag · Autumn 2021

Independent Scholars Meet the World: Expanding Academia Beyond the Academy

“This important book provides insights into the experiences, talents, flexibility, and persistence of independent scholars. The work gives independent scholars the due recognition they justly deserve and offers motivation and inspiration for those who are committed to forging their own unique paths outside the space of academia… View

University Press of Kansas · Rethinking Careers, Rethinking Academia · 2020

Nineteenth Century, Special Issue on Sculptors & Monuments

For those with an interest in public culture, the twenty-first century has produced a heightened awareness to the often marginalized medium of monuments. When in graduate school—not that long ago—my professors of art and architectural history rarely mentioned the social implications of American monuments for people of color and other under-represented communities… View

Victorian Society in America · Volume 39, Number 2 · Fall 2019

Historic Virginia, A Tour of the State’s Top 75 National Landmarks

National Historic Landmarks are touchstones of our collective past that still resonate with our present. However, important doesn’t always translate into interesting and so we have Historic Virginia: A Tour of the State’s Top 75 National Landmarks––those with the most intriguing and rewarding history… View

Globe Pequot Press · 2019