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American Historical Association Conference 2016

Posted on January 8, 2016 by briansandberg

The American Historical Association (AHA) conference is in being held in Atlanta this week. Thousands of history professors, researchers, graduate students, and editors are gathering for the largest historical conference in North America. The conference includes sessions on recent research … Continue reading →

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Newberry Consortium Fellowships

Posted on January 5, 2016 by briansandberg

Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium Fellowships The Newberry Library has announced a series of fellowships for the 2016-17 academic year. Here is the Newberry Library’s announcement: “Newberry Library Fellowships provide support to researchers who wish to use our … Continue reading →

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Millstone Research Travel Fellowship

Posted on December 7, 2015 by briansandberg

WSFH Millstone Fellowship Applications due 1 March 2016 The Millstone Fellowship provides $2500 for research in France.  Eligibility is restricted to doctoral students, untenured and adjunct faculty members, and independent scholars who reside in North America and whose research related to French … Continue reading →

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Attaques Choquantes à Paris

Posted on November 13, 2015 by briansandberg

Je pense à tous mes amis et tous les Parisiens suite aux attaques choquantes dans le cœur de Paris. Solidarités et amitiés des américains francophiles….

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Making and Knowing: Early Modern Geometries

Posted on October 16, 2015 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library and Northwestern University are hosting an upcoming conference: Making and Knowing: Early Modern Geometries, a History of the Book Symposium The conference will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015 and Friday, October 30, 2015. The schedule … Continue reading →

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Femmes à la cour de France

Posted on October 7, 2015 by briansandberg

I will be participating in a conference on Femmes à la cour de France, hosted by Cour de France and the Institut d’Études Avancées de Paris, this week. I will be presenting a paper on “‘Je ne vis jamais cette … Continue reading →

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Graduate Student Conference at the Newberry Library

Posted on September 21, 2015 by briansandberg

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
There is a great opportunity at the Newberry Library for graduate students working on religious violence in the Renaissance and early modern periods. The Center for Renaissance Studies holds an…

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Révoltes et révolutions à l’écran

Posted on July 21, 2015 by briansandberg

I am happy to announce that a new edited volume has been published on Révoltes et révolutions à l’écran. Europe moderne, XVIe-XVIIIe siècle (Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2015). My chapter, entitled “Les révoltes nobiliaires et les histoires confessionnelles : représentations … Continue reading →

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Digital Humanities and ConverStations

Posted on June 20, 2015 by briansandberg

A conference on Digital Humanities Experiments was recently  held in Paris on 11-12 June 2015 at the Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris (DHIP), or Instistut Historique Allemand. The conference was jointly sponsored by the European Science Foundation – Scientific Review Group … Continue reading →

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French Diplomacy in a Digital Age

Posted on June 14, 2015 by briansandberg

French diplomacy is often portrayed as formal, rigid, and arrogant. Yet, the current French ambassador to the United States, Gérard Araud, has shaken up the staid diplomatic world with his openness and his use of social media. Maureen Dowd recently … Continue reading →

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