Monthly Archives: March 2011

Call for Proposals: Attending to Early Modern Women Conference

Posted on March 20, 2011 by briansandberg

Call for Proposals Attending to Early Modern Women: Remapping Routes and Spaces June 21-June 23, 2012     Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attending to Early Modern Women, which has been held seven times at the University of Maryland since 1990, is moving to the … Continue reading →

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Bellicose Women: A “Gender Gap” in Policymaking?

Posted on March 20, 2011 by briansandberg

The decision for the United States to go to war in Libya appears to have been made by female policymakers in the Obama administration.  An article in the Christian Science Monitor discerns a “gender gap” in foreign policy formulation in … Continue reading →

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Resource for Research on Historical Film

Posted on March 20, 2011 by briansandberg

Students in HIST 390 Film and History: War in Film will be interested in Screening the Past, an e-journal on filmmaking that has numerous articles and film reviews dealing with historical films.

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At War in Libya

Posted on March 20, 2011 by briansandberg

The United States has today entered into a new war in Libya.  President Obama’s decision to implement a no-fly zone in Libya entails cruise missile strikes and bombing to dismantle surface-to-air missile emplacements and Libyan ground forces close to Benghazi.  … Continue reading →

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Kings, Queens, and Courtiers: Art in Early Renaissance France

Posted on March 20, 2011 by briansandberg

Renaissance France is present in Chicago!  A new exhibition, entitled “Kings, Queens, and Courtiers: Art in Early Renaissance France,” opened recently at the Art Institute of Chicago. I visited the exhibition today with several of my graduate students and found … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary Waves

Posted on March 19, 2011 by briansandberg

The ongoing Arab protests and revolutionary movements are simultaneously fascinating, inspiring, and confusing. One of my students in HIST 423 French Revolution and Napoleon sent me this great question: “Do you know of a historical, sociological, or political theory that … Continue reading →

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The American Civil War Remembered in the South

Posted on March 18, 2011 by briansandberg

History is in the news all this spring as the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War approaches.  The New York Times is running an almost daily series of blog posts on the 150th anniversary, entitled Disunion, … Continue reading →

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New Special Adviser at the University of Texas

Posted on March 18, 2011 by briansandberg

More news today of the growing politicization of university administrations across the United States.  While university faculty positions nationwide have remained almost stable over the past generation, administrative jobs have grown incredibly.  The Chronicle of Higher Education recently estimated the … Continue reading →

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Remembering Japanese Earthquake Victims

Posted on March 18, 2011 by briansandberg

Remembering the victims of the recent Sendai earthquake and tsunami…. The tremendous human losses from this massive disaster are incredibly tragic.  No words can express our sorrow at such terrible devastation. Even as we remember the victims, we may wish … Continue reading →

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Raising Teachers’ Status

Posted on March 18, 2011 by briansandberg

Teachers’ economic and social status in American society is widely perceived to be in decline.  Although it is very difficult and highly subjective to measure any profession’s status, a new study attempts to gauge teachers’ status in a number of … Continue reading →

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