Author Archives: briansandberg

Seminar on Paleography and Archival Studies

Posted on January 28, 2013 by briansandberg

Seminar on Paleography and Archival Studies For the third consecutive year, the Medici Archive Project will be offering a two-week intensive seminar on archival research especially intended for advanced graduate students in Renaissance and early modern studies. This seminar will … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Conferences, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, Study Abroad | Leave a comment

Space and Piety in the Mediterranean

Posted on January 28, 2013 by briansandberg

CFP: CONFRATERNITIES, GUILDS/FUTUWWA, AND BROTHERHOODS/TARIQAHS: SPACE AND PIETY IN THE IRANO-MEDITERRANEAN FRONTIER ZONE Colin Mitchell and Megan Armstrong are seeking papers for a special interdisciplinary mini-conference on popular religious communities of the post-medieval Irano-Mediterranean frontier. It will take place at … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European Wars of Religion, Globalization, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | 1 Comment

College Students’ Desired Fields of Study

Posted on January 28, 2013 by briansandberg

Each fall, as a new class of freshmen head off to colleges and universities, incoming students are surveyed to find out information on their backgrounds and aims. Educational research organizations conduct these surveys and attempt to maintain the same questions … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Strategic Vision

Posted on January 28, 2013 by briansandberg

U.S. President Obama has articulated a strategic vision that focuses on war’s terrible costs, but argues that engaging in warfare is sometimes necessary, according to Bob Woodward. The President seems to share this view of strategy with Chuck Hagel, nominee … Continue reading →

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French and Malian Forces take Gao

Posted on January 28, 2013 by briansandberg

French and Malian military forces have retaken the city of Gao. Le Monde reports that on the French government’s statements on the taking of Gao. The combined French and Malian government forces are now reportedly advancing into Timbuktu, which has … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Early Modern World, French History, History of the Book, History of Violence, Religious Violence, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

First-Person War on Film

Posted on January 27, 2013 by briansandberg

Warfare is now filmed by participants and observers with an intimacy and immediacy never before possible. Soldiers, journalists, and civilians in the Iraq War, Afghan War, Syrian Civil War, and other current conflicts are able to use micro digital cameras … Continue reading →

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French Art History in Chicago

Posted on January 27, 2013 by briansandberg

Chicago has become a real center for French art history. Chicago-based art historians have made a mark with their research on French art and culture. Rebecca Zorach, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Chicago, has become one … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Contemporary Art, European History, French History, Humanities Education, Museums and Historical Memory, Renaissance Art and History, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Poop Patrol in Paris

Posted on January 26, 2013 by briansandberg

Having recently returned from a research trip to Paris, I couldn’t resist sharing this post on the poop patrol in Paris! OK, so poop patrol is my own term, but the patrolling does really exist. NPR‘s Eleanor Beardsley reports on … Continue reading →

Posted in European History, European Union, French History, Paris History, Study Abroad | Leave a comment

Multicultural European History

Posted on January 26, 2013 by briansandberg

Europe has a long history of immigration and cultural mixing that has often been obscured by nationalist historical writing from the nineteenth century to today.  Although historical definitions of Europe have often cast “Europeans” as white, this racial description has … Continue reading →

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US Women in Combat

Posted on January 24, 2013 by briansandberg

The Department of Defense has announced that it will lift the ban on women serving in combat positions in the United States military. The move in some ways confirms the already-existing situation in the Iraq War and Afghan War over … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment