Monthly Archives: January 2022

Graduate Student Conference in Renaissance Studies

Posted on January 13, 2022 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library will be hosting its annual Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference on 27-29 January 2022. The conference is normally held in person, but will be held online viz Zoom due to the current … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Studies, Graduate Work in History, History of the Book, History of the Western World, Humanities Education, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Military Contractors in the French Wars of Religion

Posted on January 11, 2022 by briansandberg

I am happy to report that my latest publication on military contractors in the French Wars of Religion is finally in print. This is a chapter in a collective volume on Die Kapitalisierung des Krieges / The Capitalization of War. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Studies, European Wars of Religion, French Wars of Religion, History of Violence, Mercenaries, Museums and Historical Memory, Reformation History, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

History of Sleep in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Posted on January 11, 2022 by briansandberg

Nothing could seem more “natural” than our rhythms of sleep, yet there is a history of sleep. Historians have recognized various changes in sleeping patterns in the modern industrialized and post-industrial world, which have also been studied by scientists. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Environmental History, European History, Globalization, History in the Media, History of Medicine, History of Science, History of the Western World, Italian History, Medieval History, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, Social History, World History | Leave a comment

Digital Humanities and Renaissance Letter-Writing

Posted on January 11, 2022 by briansandberg

Renaissance letter-writing is being re-examined using Digital Humanities tools to explore letterlocking techniques of securing correspondence. The New York Times explains: “To safeguard the most important royal correspondence against snoops and spies in the 16th century, writers employed a complicated … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Court Studies, Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, Information Management, Manuscript Studies, Material Culture, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Political Culture, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, Strategy and International Politics, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Mapping the Early Modern World

Posted on January 8, 2022 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library will be hosting a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute on Mapping the Early Modern World in Summer 2022. This NEH Summer Institute is being co-organized by the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Careers in History, Cartographic History, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Humanities Education, Lectures and Seminars, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, World History | Leave a comment

French Courses for Spring 2022

Posted on January 8, 2022 by briansandberg

Undergraduate and graduate students interested in European history, Atlantic World history, African history, and World history may need to pursue French language studies. Students at Northern Illinois University and in the Chicago area who are looking for French language classes … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, European History, European Studies, Francophonie, French Empire, French History, French Language and Literature, Lectures and Seminars, World History | Leave a comment

Summer Institute in Italian Paleography

Posted on January 6, 2022 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library will host a Summer Institute in Italian Paleography during Summer 2022. This is a fantastic opportunity for graduate students who are interested in Renaissance studies, Italian history, and early modern European … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Humanities Education, Italian History, Lectures and Seminars, Manuscript Studies, Paleography, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Editorial Position at the Detroit Institute of Arts

Posted on January 5, 2022 by briansandberg

The Detroit Institute of Arts is searching for a new Editor. This job could be ideal for a candidate with a M.A. in History or Art History, specializing in Renaissance studies or other periods covered by the collections of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Careers in History, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Jobs and Positions, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Martin Luther King, Jr., Commenting on the Filibuster

Posted on January 5, 2022 by briansandberg

Martin Luther King, Jr., commenting in 1963 on the “minority of misguided senators” who would use the filibuster to block voting rights legislation: The Washington Post provides a brief analysis of King’s comments, which were given in a television interview … Continue reading →

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Race in the Museum: Representing Diversity

Posted on January 5, 2022 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies is hosting an online discussion of Race in the Museum: Representing the Diversity of the Early Modern World. This discussion will interest early modern scholars working in pre-modern race studies, early modern history, public history, … Continue reading →

Posted in Careers in History, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, History of Race and Racism, Humanities Education, Lectures and Seminars, Museums and Historical Memory, Renaissance Art and History, World History | Leave a comment