Category Archives: Conferences

Rethinking the Renaissance Archive

Posted on December 29, 2021 by briansandberg

The Renaissance Society of America is hosting an online lightening talk series on Rethinking the Renaissance Archive during Spring 2022. This series is being organized by the RSA’s Graduate Student Advisory Committee. Here is their call for proposals: The Renaissance … Continue reading →

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Multidisciplinary Graduate Conference in Premodern Studies

Posted on September 1, 2021 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is currently organizing its annual Multidisciplinary Graduate Conference in Premodern Studies. Graduate students in premodern history at Northern Illinois University are encouraged to submit a proposal. Graduate students taking HIST 520 … Continue reading →

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Innovative High School Teaching in Renaissance Studies

Posted on June 4, 2021 by briansandberg

The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) recently sponsored a competition for high school teaching in the field of Renaissance Studies. High school teachers across the United States submitted teaching projects and class plans on various topics in Renaissance Studies. The … Continue reading →

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Europe Day 2021

Posted on May 9, 2021 by briansandberg

Europeans are celebrating Europe Day today, 9 May 2021. Europe Day is an annual holiday in the European Union. A Conference on the Future of Europe is coordinated to coincide with Europe Day this year. The conference organizers explain that … Continue reading →

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Enemies in the Early Modern World Conference

Posted on May 3, 2021 by briansandberg

A virtual conference on Enemies in the Early Modern World, 1453-1789: Conflict, Culture and Control, hosted by University of Edinburgh, was recently held in March 2021. The conference call for papers reads: “From Luther’s insistence that the Pope is the … Continue reading →

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Society for Military History Conference

Posted on April 8, 2021 by briansandberg

The Society for Military History is organizing its upcoming annual meeting. The Society for Military History (SMH) is a major academic organization that promotes research on war, culture, and society in all geographic regions and historical periods. The SMH publishes … Continue reading →

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Confronting Whiteness in Ancient History

Posted on February 2, 2021 by briansandberg

Students in my History of the Western World I course confront racial constructs in the idea of the West from the first day of classes. We consider the concepts of Europe, the West, and Western Civilization, critically throughout the semester, … Continue reading →

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Newberry Graduate Student Conference in Premodern Studies

Posted on February 1, 2021 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library will be holding its annual Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference in Premodern Studies as a virtual conference on 8-13 February 2021. Graduate students in History, English, and World Languages and Cultures at Northern … Continue reading →

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Opportunity for Undergraduate and M.A. Students studying War and Society

Posted on January 28, 2021 by briansandberg

The Society for Military History is organizing several special panels for undergraduate and master’s students studying war and society at its upcoming annual conference, which will be held virtually. The Society for Military History (SMH) conference theme this year is … Continue reading →

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NIU HGSA Conference Call for Papers

Posted on January 19, 2021 by briansandberg

The History Graduate Student Association at Northern Illinois University is organizing its 13th annual HGSA Conference on the theme of Constructing History through the Prism of Perspective, Identity, and Memory. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the conference will be … Continue reading →

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