Author Archives: briansandberg

New Report on Jobs for Historians

Posted on September 8, 2014 by briansandberg

The American Historical Association (AHA) has released a new report on jobs for historians. The AHA normally issues its job reports in January each year, but has decided to shift the annual report to September, at the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Marc Bloch Prize

Posted on August 26, 2014 by briansandberg

Marc Bloch Prize in Early Modern and Modern European History The Department of History and Civilization of the European University Institute is welcoming submissions for the Marc Bloch Prize in Early Modern and Modern European History (15th-21st centuries) to the … Continue reading →

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Seventeenth-Century Imperialism and New York

Posted on August 25, 2014 by briansandberg

New York is apparently not celebrating its 350th anniversary this week. According to an article in The New York Times, “On August 26, 1664, 350 years ago Tuesday, a flotilla of four British frigates led by the Guinea, which was … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Wars of Religion, Maritime History, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Word and Image Graduate Workshop

Posted on August 22, 2014 by briansandberg

Graduate Research Methods Workshop for Early-Career Graduate Students Word and Image in the Renaissance Led by James A. Knapp, Loyola University Chicago; and Jennifer Waldron, University of Pittsburgh Application deadline: September 22 Workshop: 9 am to 5 pm Friday, October … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, History of the Book, Lectures and Seminars | Leave a comment

Friendship and Sociability in Premodern Europe

Posted on August 5, 2014 by briansandberg

A new collective volume on Friendship and Sociability in Premodern Europe: Contexts, Concepts, and Expressions, ed. Amyrose McCue Gill and Sarah Rolfe Prodan (Toronto, 2014) has just been released. The book description reads: “Friendship and Sociability in Premodern Europe explores … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European Wars of Religion, French Wars of Religion, Italian History, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

First World War in Film

Posted on July 31, 2014 by briansandberg

This week marks the centennial of the outbreak of the First World War. Numerous new books and articles are remembering the war and its terrible destruction. I was recently conducting research in France and was impressed by the crowded window … Continue reading →

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Dissertation Writing

Posted on July 30, 2014 by briansandberg

The Chronicle of Higher Education has published a piece on dissertation writing with some simple, straightforward advice: Write! The advice piece suggests that “there is only one fail-safe method, one secret, one guaranteed trick that you need in order to … Continue reading →

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Tanks in World War II Films

Posted on July 30, 2014 by briansandberg

Fury, a new World War II film, will be released this fall, presenting the perspective of United States tank crews fighting in Germany toward the end of the war in Europe. The film focuses on a Sherman tank named Fury … Continue reading →

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Reconsidering Anti-War Films

Posted on July 15, 2014 by briansandberg

As the centennial of the outbreak of the First World War approaches, films about the conflict are being re-examined.  Perhaps the most famous film about the First World War is Lewis Milestone’s All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), based … Continue reading →

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Summit on Sexual Violence

Posted on June 11, 2014 by briansandberg

A global summit is currently being held in London on the problem of sexual violence in warfare. The summit, entitled “The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict,” is sponsored by the government of the United Kingdom. “For a … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, Human Rights, Laws of War, War, Culture, and Society, Women and Gender History | 1 Comment