Monthly Archives: August 2021

Geckos, Environmental History, and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Posted on August 4, 2021 by briansandberg

Historians are collaborating with scientists in new ways these days, especially in the growing field of environmental history. Scholars are making new and fascinating discoveries about the long history of human transformations of environments. Historians of the Columbian Exchange, beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, Environmental History, Globalization, History of Science, Maritime History, Renaissance Art and History, World History | Leave a comment

History of the Medici Family Podcast

Posted on August 2, 2021 by briansandberg

I recently gave an interview on the history of the Medici family for an episode of the Ithaca Bound podcast, hosted by Andrew Schiestel. I spent three years working as a post-doctoral fellow with the Medici Archive Project, a major … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Court Studies, Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History in the Media, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment