Monthly Archives: March 2022

NIU History Graduate Student Association Conference

Posted on March 30, 2022 by briansandberg

Are you interested to learn about new research in History? Have you considered pursuing historical studies and engaging in original historical research? Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a professional historian? Here is an opportunity to … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Conferences, Graduate Work in History, History of Race and Racism, History of Slavery, History of Violence, Maritime History, Northern Illinois University, Piracy, Revolts and Revolutions | Leave a comment

Opportunities for Students and Researchers from Ukraine

Posted on March 28, 2022 by briansandberg

The European University Institute (EUI), a higher education institute sponsored by the European Union, is creating a special admission procedure for Ukrainian students and researchers wanting to pursue studies and/or research at the European University Institute. The EUI seeks to … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Civilians and Refugees in War, European History, European Studies, European Union, Humanities Education, Strategy and International Politics, Study Abroad | Leave a comment

Gallica Celebrates Early Modern Venice

Posted on March 28, 2022 by briansandberg

The Bibliothèque Nationale de France’s Gallica platform is celebrating early modern Venice with a digitized version of its copy of Jacopo de’ Barbari’s Venetie MD (1500). This monumental printed city view of Venice has been closely studied using many different … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, History of the Western World, Italian History, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Renaissance Art and History, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Leave a comment

Giovanni Contarini’s Account of the Lepanto Campaign

Posted on March 28, 2022 by briansandberg

I am happy to report that my book review of Kiril Petkov’s translation of Giovanni Pietro Contarini’s account of the Lepanto campaign has been published by the Mediterranean Seminar Review. Contarini, Giovanni Pietro. From Cyprus to Lepanto. Trans. Kiril Petkov. New York, … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, History of the Western World, History of Violence, Italian History, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Nazi Roundups of Dutch Jews in Amsterdam

Posted on March 22, 2022 by briansandberg

A new historical exhibition on “The raids of February 22 and 23, 1941” investigates the fates of Dutch Jews who were rounded up by Nazi forces during the German occupation of the Netherlands during the Second World War. The exhibition … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Atrocities, Civilians and Refugees in War, Digital Humanities, European History, European Studies, History of Violence, Manuscript Studies, Museums and Historical Memory, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

French Politics and the Memory of the Algerian War

Posted on March 20, 2022 by briansandberg

The historical memory of the Algerian War (1954-1962) looms large in French politics. Commemorations this weekend of the 60th anniversary of the end of the Algerian War and the establishment of Algerian independence in 1962 come in the midst of … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Studies, French Empire, French History, History of Violence, Museums and Historical Memory, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

French Presidential Elections 2022

Posted on March 15, 2022 by briansandberg

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has already had an enormous impact on European politics and society. Poland and other Eastern European nations are rightly nervous and have bolstered their defenses, supported by NATO. Germany has radically increased its defense spending … Continue reading →

Posted in European History, European Studies, European Union, French History, Political Culture, Political Theory, Security Studies, Strategy and International Politics, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Fighting around Kharkiv

Posted on March 14, 2022 by briansandberg

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has proceeded at a relatively slow pace, as Russian troops face stiff resistance in suburban and urban areas, especially in the outskirts of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. Historians of siege warfare recognize … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, European History, European Studies, History of Violence, Security Studies, Siege Warfare, Strategy and International Politics, Urban History, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Understanding the Ukraine War

Posted on March 8, 2022 by briansandberg

Many historians are closely observing the Ukraine War and commenting on different historical dynamics and patterns that are potentially shaping the conflict. At my university, Northern Illinois University, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is currently organizing a Teach-In … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, European History, European Studies, European Union, History of Violence, Human Rights, Security Studies, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Seeing Race Before Race Fellowship: Reminder

Posted on March 6, 2022 by briansandberg

I am re-posting this fellowship announcement, since the deadline (8 March 2022) for applications is fast approaching. Premodern critical race studies is a rapidly expanding field within premodern studies. Many historians of the Medieval and Early Modern World are investigating … Continue reading →

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