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Artemisia Gentileschi Exhibition in London

Posted on October 6, 2020 by briansandberg

A major exhibition on Artemisia Gentileschi’s paintings just opened at the National Gallery in London. The New York Times reports: “The National Gallery opted for a one-word title for its new blockbuster show: ‘Artemisia.’ The name of the exhibition, which … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter Mural at NIU

Posted on October 5, 2020 by briansandberg

The Black Lives Matter movement is bringing awareness of racial issues to the campus of Northern Illinois University and the DeKalb community. Northern Illinois University’s Center for Black Studies recently suffered a vandalism attack, in which someone spray-painted a racist … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter at Northern Illinois University

Posted on October 1, 2020 by briansandberg

Northern Illinois University students, faculty, and staff are actively involved in the Black Lives Matter movement in Illinois. The Center for Black Studies at Northern Illinois University is responding with creativity and activism to a recent racist vandalism attack on … Continue reading →

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New Research on Vikings

Posted on September 21, 2020 by briansandberg

DNA studies are revealing new information on complicated ethnic backgrounds of Viking warriors and traders in medieval Europe. A research team led by a professor at the University of Copenhagen has analyzed the genomes of 443 bodies buried in Viking … Continue reading →

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Racist Vandalism on Campus

Posted on September 18, 2020 by briansandberg

I was saddened and angered to hear of the racist vandalism on Northern Illinois campus early yesterday (Thursday 17 September 2020) morning, when someone spray-painted racist slurs on the Center for Black Studies in an act of targeted vandalism. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Cultural History, Empires and Imperialism, Globalization, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Human Rights, Illinois History and Society, Northern Illinois University, Political Culture, Social History, United States History and Society, World History | Leave a comment

Saint Sebastian and the Arrows of the Plague

Posted on September 10, 2020 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library has published a new episode of its series on Learning from Premodern Plagues on “Saint Sebastian and the Arrows of the Plague.” Students in my courses on HIST 110 History of … Continue reading →

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Archaeological Fieldwork in the Age of Enlightenment

Posted on September 4, 2020 by briansandberg

Jennifer Westerfeld (University of Louisville) will offer an online seminar on “‘I await the financial recovery of France’: Funding Archaeological Fieldwork in the Age of Enlightenment” on 18 September 2020. This seminar is hosted by the Center for Renaissance Studies … Continue reading →

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Marketing Premodern Studies Beyond Academia

Posted on September 3, 2020 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library recently hosted an online seminar on Marketing Premodern Studies Beyond Academia. This seminar, organized by Christopher Fletcher (Newberry Library) and Lindsey Martin (Northwestern University) was the third session in the Center … Continue reading →

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Speech as Protest: Being Heard and Taking Up Space in the Premodern World

Posted on September 2, 2020 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is hosting a virtual conference on Speech as Protest: Being Heard and Taking Up Space in the Premodern World. This virtual conference is organized by Elisa J. Jones (College of Charleston) … Continue reading →

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Graduate Student Conference in Renaissance Studies

Posted on September 1, 2020 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library has issued a call for papers for its annual Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference. The conference will be held through virtual roundtables held on 8-13 February 2021. Gradaute students in History at … Continue reading →

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