Magnus Helgason

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Department of History 1110 HellerH

Curriculum Vitae

Department Affiliations

Neyslusaga og neysluþekking. Nýtt fræðasvið verður til, [Consumption history and consumption knowledge. The emergence of a new filed of study]: Helgason, Magnus Sveinn, Saga, 44 129-148, 2006.
’Hin heiðarlega króna’ Gengisskráning krónunnar sem viðfangsefni stjórnmálabaráttunnar á kreppuárunum 1931-1939, [’The honest króna’ Monetary policy as the subject of Icelandic politics during the Great Depression, 1930-1939]: Helgason, Magnus Sveinn, Frá Kreppu til Viðreisnar. Þættir um hagstjórn á Íslandi á árunum 1930-1960 [From Depression to Restoration. Chapters on the history of Icelandic economic policy, 1930-1960], 81-134, 2002.
Bandarísk hagsaga og klíómetríska byltingin [American economic history and the cliometric revolution]: Helgason, Magnus Sveinn, Þriðja íslenska söguþingið, 170-180, 2006.

Gary Cohen Awarded Austrian Medal of Honor

Gary Cohen has been awarded the Austrian Medal of Honor (Verdienstkreuz) for Science and Arts, First Class. The ceremony was held at the Austrian Embassy in Washington. He was presented the award by Dr. Christian Prosl, the Austrian Ambassador to the United States.
Congratulations to Gary! This is a much-deserved recognition of Gary's scholarship on the Habsburg Empire and his leadership of the Center for Austrian Studies.
November 17th, 2009
Regina Kunzel, Lambda Literary Award Recipient

Regina Kunzel has been awarded the Lambda Literary Award in the category of LGBT Studies for her book Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality. Congratulations Regina.
June 5th, 2009
Donna Gabaccia, Fesler-Lampert Chair

Tthe Graduate School has appointed Donna Gabaccia to the Fesler-Lampert Chair in Public Humanities for 2009-2010.
June 5th, 2009