Monthly Archives: November 2014

Warburg Institute Saved by Court Ruling

Posted on November 14, 2014 by briansandberg

The famed Warburg Institute in London has been saved by an English court ruling. According to a press release by the Warburg Institute: “To the benefit and relief of scholars worldwide, the High Court has rejected the University of London’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Education Policy, European History, History in the Media, History of Medicine, History of Science, History of the Book, Humanities Education, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Museums and Historical Memory, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Assessing the State of Digital Humanities

Posted on November 6, 2014 by briansandberg

A new review article assesses the current state of the field Digital Humanities (DH) from the perspective of book history. This is an interesting angle to consider the state of DH, since so many DH projects deal with document digitization … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Current Research, Digital Humanities, Graduate Work in History, History in the Media, Information Management, Museums and Historical Memory | Leave a comment

Italian and Mediterranean Art History Position

Posted on November 5, 2014 by briansandberg

Job: Italian and Mediterranean Art (Florence) The Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut (KHI) invites applications for the post of research collaborator at the pre-doctoral level (Wissenschaftliche Assistentin / Wissenschaftlicher Assistent) for three years in the department of Prof. Dr. … Continue reading →

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