Monthly Archives: January 2019

Preliminary Peace Agreement to End the Afghan War?

Posted on January 28, 2019 by briansandberg

The United States and the Taliban have reportedly agreed to a preliminary process for a peace agreement to end the Afghan War. The New York Times reports that “American and Taliban officials have agreed in principle to the framework of … Continue reading →

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Historical Memory of the Spanish Civil War

Posted on January 26, 2019 by briansandberg

The historical memory of the Spanish Civil War is being contested regularly in modern Spanish society and in the European Union. Historians such as Jay Winter and Pierre Nora have been studying the construction of historical memory through memorial, commemorations, … Continue reading →

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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Awards

Posted on January 25, 2019 by briansandberg

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to deepen … Continue reading →

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A Rehearsal for a Government Shutdown

Posted on January 25, 2019 by briansandberg

Daily headlines relate the grim details of the current U.S. federal government shutdown of December 2018 to January 2019, now the longest in the history of the United States.  Detailed news reports analyze the growing economic and social impact of … Continue reading →

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French Revolution and the Let Them Eat Cake Shutdown

Posted on January 25, 2019 by briansandberg

Welcome to the “Let Them Eat Cake Shutdown.” The French Revolution has now entered into the current federal government shutdown in the United States. The BBC reports that “US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross has attracted scorn for suggesting workers affected … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic World before Jamestown

Posted on January 23, 2019 by briansandberg

Professor Peter Mancall will be presenting a lecture on the sixteenth-century Atlantic World at the Newberry Library on Saturday, 2 February 2019 at 10 AM – 11:30 AM. “In the 16th-century Atlantic world, nature and culture swirled in people’s minds … Continue reading →

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Cultural Exchange in Renaissance Europe Summer School

Posted on January 23, 2019 by briansandberg

Warwick’s Centre for the Study of the Renaissance has announced a joint Summer School in Venice with the Charles S. Singleton Center for the Study of Premodern Europe (Johns Hopkins University) and the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti. The Summer … Continue reading →

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Painting from Louis XIV’s Reign Discovered in Paris

Posted on January 22, 2019 by briansandberg

A large seventeenth-century oil painting (measuring 10-by-20-foot) has been discovered behind a wall in a building that is currently being restored for an Oscar de la Renta boutique in Paris. After workers discovered the painting, Oscar de la Renta brought … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Court Studies, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, European History, French History, Mediterranean World, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Paris History, Religious History, Religious Politics, Strategy and International Politics, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Italian Paleography Seminar

Posted on January 22, 2019 by briansandberg

2019 Mellon Summer Institute in Italian Paleography July 8-26, 2019 Newberry Library Application Deadline: March 1, 2019 CRS is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Mellon Summer Institute in Italian Paleography, which will be … Continue reading →

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Vietnam War Conference

Posted on January 19, 2019 by briansandberg

1969: Vietnamization and the Year of Transition in the Vietnam War April 25-27, 2019, Lubbock Texas The Vietnam Center and Archive (VNCA) and the Institute for Peace & Conflict (IPAC) at Texas Tech University are pleased to announce a conference … Continue reading →

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