Monthly Archives: December 2011

Creating Communities through Coercion

Posted on December 28, 2011 by briansandberg

I will be chairing a session on “Creating Communities through Coercion in Seventeenth-Century France” at the American Historical Association (AHA) in Chicago in early January 2012. AHA Session 183 Saturday, January 7, 2012: 2:30 PM-4:30 PM Iowa Room (Chicago Marriott … Continue reading →

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Jay M. Winter on “Filming War”

Posted on December 21, 2011 by briansandberg

Historian Jay M. Winter has published an essay in Dædalus (Summer 2011) on “Filming War.” This article is part of a special issue of Dædalus devoted to “The Modern American Military,” including contributions by noted military historians Brian McAllister Linn, … Continue reading →

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Fall of the Faculty

Posted on December 16, 2011 by briansandberg

I am currently reading Benjamin Ginsberg’s The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why it Matters (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011). Ginsberg, a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, provides a damning exposé … Continue reading →

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No al Razzismo!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by briansandberg

Banners reading “No al Razzismo!” and “Il Razzismo Uccide!” have filled piazzas and adorned buildings in Firenze (Florence) following a shooting rampage by Gianluca Casseri on Tuesday. Casseri, a middle-aged Italian man who had ties to neo-fascist groups, killed two … Continue reading →

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President Obama Marks End of Iraq War

Posted on December 15, 2011 by briansandberg

President Obama marked the end of the Iraq War (2003-20011) with a speech at Fort Bragg today. United States military forces are scheduled to depart from Iraq by the end of the month, but State Department officials, contractors, and security … Continue reading →

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Accounts of Haditha Massacre Salvaged

Posted on December 14, 2011 by briansandberg

The New York Times is claiming that one of its reporters has salvaged classified documents that were part of an internal United States military investigation of the 2005 Haditha Massacre, one of the pivotal events of the Iraq War. Photo … Continue reading →

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Children’s Reading and Political Culture

Posted on December 14, 2011 by briansandberg

Julia Mickenberg (University of Texas at Austin) was interviewed recently on television about how children’s views are shaped by reading children’s books. Julia is the author of Learning from the Left: Children’s Literature, The Cold War, and Radical Politics in … Continue reading →

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Grenade Attack in Liège and Shooting in Firenze

Posted on December 13, 2011 by briansandberg

A young Belgian man attacked a crowd in the city of Liège today, firing shots and throwing multiple grenades at people in the central square in downtown Liège. Several people were killed and scores injured in this attack before the … Continue reading →

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Commemorating the American Civil War in Illinois

Posted on December 13, 2011 by briansandberg

The 150th anniversary of the American Civil War is being commemorated across the United States. The Illinois Civil War Sesquicentennial Website has been created to provide information on events commemorating the American Civil War in Illinois, as well as resources … Continue reading →

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Postdoc in Religious Studies

Posted on December 12, 2011 by briansandberg

CUNY Graduate Center has announced a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Religious Studies, with an interest in the history of religious violence. According to the description: “The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, the Ph.D-granting institution of CUNY, announces … Continue reading →

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