Philip Napoli

Education:

Ph.D., Columbia University - 1998 (History)

M.Phil., Columbia University - 1990 (U.S. History)

M.A., Columbia University - 1988 (European History)

B.A. (honors), McGill University - 1982 (History)

Areas of Expertise:

Napoli writes about the history of American war veterans and the Vietnam war. His book Bringing It All Back Home: An Oral History of New York City's Vietnam Veterans (Hill and Wang) was published in June 2013. He is presently working with a senior representative of the veterans community on his oral history and conducting interviews with veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan for his next book. For more information, visit his website: http://www.philipnapoli.com.

Books and Publications

Napoli, Philip F. and Qwynn Galloway-Salazar, "Vicarious Trauma: Interviewing Soldiers and Their Caregivers." Essay. In A Professional's Guide to Understanding Trauma and Loss, edited by David E. Balk, 85-97. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 20023. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2023

"The Radicalism of Oral History: Teaching and Reflecting on War, Empire, and Capitalism," with Matthew Gherman, Elizabeth Jefimova, Joshua M. Spanton, Cheyenne Stone. Radical Teacher, Vol. 117 (2020), https://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/radicalteacher/article/view/790. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2020

Blog Post, "Listening again, digging deeper, & hearing moral injury," Oral History Review Blog (https://oralhistoryreview.org/ohr-authors/oh-moral-injury-and-vietnam-vets/) April 2019. (Books and Publications: Other) 2019

Philip F Napoli Thomas Brinson Neil Kenny Joan Furey, "Oral History, Moral Injury, and Vietnam Veterans," The Oral History Review, Volume 46, Issue 1, Winter/Spring 2019, Pages 71-103. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2019

Bringing It All Back Home: An Oral History of New York City's Vietnam Veterans. Hill and Wang. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2013

Creative Work

Scholar-Advisor to the New-York Historical Society exhibition "The Vietnam War: 1945 - 1975," October 4, 2017 - April 22, 2018. (Exhibition or Performance) 2018

Co-curator with Kate Fermoile, "In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn's Vietnam Veterans," exhibition at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Exhibition on view from December 2007 through April 2011. (Exhibition or Performance) 2011

Awards, Honors and Fellowships

Patriotism Award. United Military Veterans of Kings County. December. (Awards and Honors) 2014

Honored for "Outstanding (Public) Student Service" by the Veteran Students' Organization, Brooklyn College. (Awards and Honors) 2013

Selected "Outstanding Faculty Member" by the Brooklyn College graduating seniors of 2009. (Awards and Honors) 2009

Selected as "Outstanding Faculty" by the Veteran Students' Organization, Brooklyn College. (Awards and Honors) 2008

City University of New York "Certificate of Recognition," in honor of outstanding scholarly achievements and contributions to the creation and transmittal of knowledge. (Awards and Honors) 2004

Mrs. Giles Whiting Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching. (Awards and Honors) 2004

Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums

"Introduction to oral history collection and use," El Puente Summer Program, July 13. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2023

"Vietnam and Is Legacies," November 10, Daughters of the American Revolution, Brooklyn Chapter. With Niel Kenny, USMC. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2022

"Oral History and Emotion," Columbia University Affect Studies Seminar, March 21.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2021

"Teaching Oral History in Times of Crisis," Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region Annual Meeting, April 30.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2021

"African American Military Service in Vietnam," John Jay College, February 27. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2020

"Long-Term Legacies of the American War in Vietnam," St. Francis College, February 28. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2020

"Introduction to Oral History Collection and Use," Crossing the Line Theater Residency Program, Intrepid Air, Sea, Space Museum, April 17. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2019

"Brooklyn College Listening Project," Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region Conference, April 28.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2017

Oral History in the Open: Confronting the Risks of Giving Personal Stories to the Public, Oral History Association Annual Conference, October 14. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2016

"New York City's Veterans." Daughters of the American Revolution. Jan. 13. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2015

"Lecture on New York City's Vietnam Veterans." Springfield Public Library. Springfield, N.J., April 10. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014

"Oral History Project Reviews," CUNY IRB Members Meeting, May 9. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014

"Bringing It All Back Home: An Oral History of New York City's Vietnam Veterans." Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club. New York, June 13. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2013

"New York City's Vietnam Veterans." Brooklyn Historical Society. Brooklyn, N.Y., June 22. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2013

"New York City's Vietnam Veterans." LILAC Preservation Project. Hudson River Park. Oct. 15. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013

"Oral History Interviewing." Professor Sam Freedman's class, "Reporting & Writing 1." Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. New York, July 10. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013

"Vietnam Veterans," St. Francis College, April 30.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013

Interviewee, "Collecting Oral Histories From NYC's Vietnam Veterans," MetroFocus. WNET TV. Nov. 14. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013

Interviewee, New York Times Close Up, NY1, June 15. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013

Moderator, "Vietnam Veterans Panel," New York Veteran History Series, New York Public Library. New York, Nov. 5. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013

"Interviews With Vietnam Veterans." Psychiatric Grand Rounds, Brooklyn VA Mental Health Facility. Brooklyn, N.Y., April 25. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010

"The Power of Listening and Being Heard" panel. Brooklyn Historical Society. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

"Minorities Serving Their Country: New York City's Minority Vietnam Veterans." Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region Conference. Reginald F. Lewis Museum for Maryland African American History and Culture. Baltimore, March 23-24. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006

Professional Leadership

Chair, Vice President's Task Force on Veterans Affairs AY2022-2023. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2023

Chair, Brooklyn College Department of History AY2020-2023. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2023

Member, Honors Programs Admissions Review Committee, 2018-2023. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2023

Member, President's Committee on Reassigned Time Allocation, AY2021-2022. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2022

Member, Provost's Enrollment Growth and Diversification Team AY2021-2022. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2022

Chair, Vice President's Task Force on Veterans Affairs AY2020-2021. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2021

Undergraduate Deputy Chair, Department of History AY2019-2020. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2020

Chair, History Department Curriculum Committee AY2019-2020. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2020

Member, CUNY Integrated Institutional Review Board AY2019-2020. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2020

Chair, Vice President's Task Force on Veterans Affairs AY2018-2019. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2019

Acting Director, Macaulay Honors College, Brooklyn College, AY2018-2019. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2019

Chair, Vice President's Task Force on Veterans Affairs AY2018-2019. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2019

Chair, Vice President's Task Force on Veterans Affairs AY2017-2018. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2018

Member, CUNY Integrated Institutional Review Board AY2017-2018.
(Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2018

Member, History Department Appointments Committee AY2017-2018. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2018

Member, History Department Curriculum Committee AY2017-2018. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2018

Chair, CUNY Institutional Review Board Convened Committee AY2016-2017. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2017

Steering Committee Member, Brooklyn College Listening Project. AY2015-2017. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2017

Ad Hoc Departmental Committee on Archival Studies and Community Documentation AY2015-2016. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2016

Member, CUNY Integrated Institutional Review Board AY2015-2016. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2016

Other Professional Activities

"Veterans Oral History Project." An oral history collection of the life histories of U.S. military veterans. AY2003-2023. 2023

Manuscript Reviewer, Random House, Kate Medina, editor. 2023

Manuscript Reviewer, Oral History Review. 2022

Discussant: Fighting Sleep: With Franny Nudelman and Joseph Entin, McNally-Jackson, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, October 8.
2019

Hiring Committee Chair, Brooklyn College Research Compliance Officer. 2019

Guest, "A Brief History of Veterans Coming Home to New York City," Veterans Coming Home WLIW. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERlP-EZJrC4) 2016

National Endowment for the Humanities reviewer for "Dialogues on the Experience of War" grant applications, November 18. 2015

Interviewee, Study With the Best," CUNY TV, April 27. 2014

Manuscript reviewer, Brooklyn Connections Project, Social Movements Curriculum, Brooklyn Public Library, April 8. 2014

Manuscript reviewer, Cambridge University Press. 2012