Author Archives: briansandberg

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 →

Posted in Human Rights, Political Activism and Protest Culture, Political Culture, United States History and Society | Leave a comment

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

Rethinking the Renaissance Archive

Posted on December 29, 2021 by briansandberg

The Renaissance Society of America is hosting an online lightening talk series on Rethinking the Renaissance Archive during Spring 2022. This series is being organized by the RSA’s Graduate Student Advisory Committee. Here is their call for proposals: The Renaissance … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Conferences, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Lectures and Seminars, Manuscript Studies, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

NEH Summer Seminar on Reformation Printing

Posted on December 28, 2021 by briansandberg

The Ohio State University will be hosting a NEH Summer Seminar on Printing and the Book during the Reformation: 1450-1650, during Summer 2022. This seminar is a great opportunity for university professors and independent researchers interested in the Reformation, print … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History of the Book, Information Management, Intellectual History, Lectures and Seminars, Material Culture, Rare Books and Pamphlets, Reformation History, Religious History | Leave a comment

Chicago Surpasses 800 Homicides in 2021

Posted on December 18, 2021 by briansandberg

The city of Chicago passed a tragic milestone recently, as the 800th person this year was killed. According to WBEZ, “Chicago already has more than 800 homicide deaths in 2021, the most violent year in a quarter century, according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Arms Control, Civil Conflict, History of Violence, Illinois History and Society, United States History and Society, Urban History | Leave a comment

Is the United States Close to Civil War?

Posted on December 18, 2021 by briansandberg

Dana Milbank explores this provocative question in an op-ed in the Washington Post. The op-ed focuses on political science methods for considering how civil wars start: “Barbara F. Walter, a political science professor at the University of California at San … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Crowd Studies, History in the Media, History of Violence, Political Activism and Protest Culture, Political Culture, Revolts and Revolutions, State Development Theory, United States History and Society, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Education Specialist Position at the LBJ Presidential Library

Posted on December 15, 2021 by briansandberg

The National Archives and Records Administration is currently hiring an Education Specialist at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. The NARA announcement indicates: “NARA has an open position for an Education Specialist at the Lyndon B. Johnson … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Jobs and Positions, Museums and Historical Memory, The Past Alive: Teaching History, United States History and Society | Leave a comment