Category Archives: Conferences

WSFH Call for Papers

Posted on December 2, 2013 by briansandberg

This is a call for submissions for the Western Society for French History’s annual paper prizes.  All papers given at the 2013 meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, are eligible.  To be considered for any of these prizes, please send your paper … Continue reading →

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Conference on René Allio and Historical Film

Posted on November 19, 2013 by briansandberg

René Allio was one of the most important French directors of historical film in the 1960s and 1970s. Most of Allio’s films focused on historical subjects by depicting historical events, people, or sites. The director is most remembered for his … Continue reading →

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Sixteenth Century Studies Conference

Posted on October 30, 2013 by briansandberg

I participated in the 2013 Sixteenth Century Society and Conference (SCSC) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, last weekend. The stunning bastioned fortifications of San Juan provided a fantastic setting for a conference on early modern history. I presented a paper … Continue reading →

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Artiste nel chiostro

Posted on September 27, 2013 by briansandberg

A conference on Ariste nel chiostro (Artists in the Cloister), is being held on 4-5 October 2013 in Firenze. In 1938, Giovanna Pierattini published her groundbreaking study on nun artist Suor Plautilla Nelli in the journal Memorie Domenicane. To mark … Continue reading →

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Center for Renaissance Studies Graduate Conference

Posted on September 13, 2013 by briansandberg

Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies 2014 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference Call for Papers: http://www.newberry.org/01232014-2014-multidisciplinary-graduate-student-conference Proposal Deadline: October 15, 2013 Conference: January 23 – 25, 2014, at the Newberry Library, Chicago Downloadable PDF flyer—please post and circulate: http://www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/calendar-attachments/2014_CFP.pdf The Center for … Continue reading →

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Emotions in Medieval and Early Modern History

Posted on June 1, 2013 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is offering a 10-week graduate seminar: The History of Emotions, Medieval and Early Modern Directed by Barbara Rosenwein, Loyola University Chicago Early application deadline: Monday, June 10 2:00 – 5:00 pm … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of The Digital

Posted on May 8, 2013 by briansandberg

The Center for 21st Century Studies at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee hosted a conference last week on “The Dark Side of the Digital.” Richard Gusin, Director of the Center for 21st Century Studies, organized the conference.  According to … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Seminar Workshop

Posted on April 29, 2013 by briansandberg

The University of California at Santa Cruz will be hosting the Mediterranean Seminar’s Spring Symposium and Workshop this week on 2-4 May 2013. I am excited to be attending the Symposium and participating in the Workshop this year. I am … Continue reading →

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Early Modern Atlantic World: Slavery, Race, Governance

Posted on April 21, 2013 by briansandberg

The Center for African American History at Northwestern University held a conference this weekend on “The Early Modern Atlantic World: Slavery, Race, Governance.” I was able to attend two sessions of the conference and heard some fascinating presentations by Kristin … Continue reading →

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Mapping the Mediterranean Conference

Posted on April 12, 2013 by briansandberg

Call for Papers – “Mapping the Mediterranean: Space, Memory, and the Long Road to Modernity” – 11-12 October 2013. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Proposals for papers are being accepted for: “Mapping the Mediterranean: Space, Memory, and the Long Road … Continue reading →

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