Author Archives: briansandberg

The Western Mediterranean and the World

Posted on January 21, 2014 by briansandberg

Teófilo Ruiz, “The Western Mediterranean and the World” FROM THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN TO THE ATLANTIC,  CA. 1300 – 1650 Friday, February 7 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm University of Chicago Classics Building, Room 110 1010 East 59th Street Chicago, Illinois … Continue reading →

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Gender and Violence

Posted on January 19, 2014 by briansandberg

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
A new issue of the Journal of International Affairs, entitled “The Gender Issue: Beyond Exclusion,” focuses on gender issues in global societies, including conflict zones. An article by Christine Chinkin…

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Taliban Attack on Taverna Restaurant in Kabul

Posted on January 19, 2014 by briansandberg

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
The Taliban launched a well-coordinated attack on the Taverna di Liban restaurant, which is located in one of the most secure neighborhoods in Kabul, Afghanistan. Foreign nationals and aid workers…

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Hitchcock’s Documentary on the Holocaust

Posted on January 12, 2014 by briansandberg

Director Alfred Hitchcock made a documentary, entitled Memory of the Camps, on the Holocaust in 1945. Hitchcock used the rushes of the British military film crews that had filmed the liberation of concentration camps, such as Bergen-Belsen, that year. The … Continue reading →

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Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships

Posted on January 10, 2014 by briansandberg

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium Short-Term Fellowships Application deadline for 2014-15 fellowships: January 15, 2014 The Newberry Library will award two short-term fellowships to support scholars at Center for…

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, Italian History, Religious History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

French Paleography Workshop

Posted on January 7, 2014 by briansandberg

Call for Applications MIDDLE FRENCH PALEOGRAPHY WORKSHOP COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK JUNE 9-27, 2014 This paleography workshop will provide intensive training in the accurate reading, editing, and interpretation of a manuscript in Middle French, in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, History of Science, Information Management, Lectures and Seminars, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | 1 Comment

The Future of Books

Posted on January 6, 2014 by briansandberg

Authors, teachers, professors, publishers, and librarians have been debating the future of the book for a decade now. Some claim that the physical book will soon disappear, replaced by ebooks. Others see changes in book structure and marketing, but a … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Publishing, Digital Humanities, Education Policy, History in the Media, History of the Book, Humanities Education, Information Management | 1 Comment

Italian Paleography Workshop

Posted on December 12, 2013 by briansandberg

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
The Mellon Summer Institute in Italian Paleography at the Getty Research Institute July 14–August 1, 2014 Application Deadline: February 24, 2014 This three-week intensive residential course offers an introduction to…

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Humanities Under Attack

Posted on December 7, 2013 by briansandberg

Many professors, researchers, practitioners, teachers, and students of humanities feel that their disciplines are under attack by politicians and business leaders who seek to strip funding from their programs or eliminate them entirely. The United States Congress has repeatedly cut … Continue reading →

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Research on MOOCs

Posted on December 6, 2013 by briansandberg

A recent conference held at the University of Texas at Arlington presented new research on student use of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Much of the research was funded through grants by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which champions … Continue reading →

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