Category Archives: Cultural History

NEH Summer Seminar on Reformation Printing

Posted on December 28, 2021 by briansandberg

The Ohio State University will be hosting a NEH Summer Seminar on Printing and the Book during the Reformation: 1450-1650, during Summer 2022. This seminar is a great opportunity for university professors and independent researchers interested in the Reformation, print … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History of the Book, Information Management, Intellectual History, Lectures and Seminars, Material Culture, Rare Books and Pamphlets, Reformation History, Religious History | Leave a comment

Illinois Creoles

Posted on December 1, 2021 by briansandberg

France constructed a vast empire in the Caribbean and North America during the early modern period, leaving lasting cultural influence in Francophone Haiti, Louisiana, and Quebec. Often forgotten is the French imperial territory in the Illinois country and Mississippi valley. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, Francophonie, French Empire, French History, History in the Media, History of the Western World, Humanities Education, Illinois History and Society, Museums and Historical Memory, The Past Alive: Teaching History, United States History and Society, World History | Leave a comment

Mapping the Early Modern World

Posted on November 18, 2021 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library will be offering a NEH Summer Institute for faculty on Mapping the Early Modern World. Here is the announcement from the Center for Renaissance Studies: Mapping the Early Modern World NEH … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartographic History, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, World History | Leave a comment

Race and Conflict in the Early Modern Mediterranean

Posted on November 12, 2021 by briansandberg

I am happy to report that my most recent article has just been published in Mediterranean Studies. It took a number of years to do the research, writing, rewriting, revisions, and editing to produce the article, but here (finally) it … Continue reading →

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Teaching the Early Modern Book

Posted on October 26, 2021 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is hosting a research methods workshop on Teaching the Early Modern Book: Ways of Seeing, Ways of Thinking. This is a great opportunity for graduate students interested in the history of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, History of the Book, Intellectual History, Lectures and Seminars, Material Culture, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Graduate Conference in Premodern Studies

Posted on October 8, 2021 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library has extended the deadline for submissions to their graduate conference in premodern studies. Graduate students in premodern studies at Northern Illinois University may want to consider submitting a proposal to this … Continue reading →

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ePublic of Letters

Posted on October 1, 2021 by briansandberg

I tuned in online this week for the launch of the ePublic of Letters lecture series, organized by Monique O’Connell and Brian Maxson. Brian Maxson did a nice job of kicking off this new lecture series with a lecture on … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History in the Media, History of the Book, Italian History, Lectures and Seminars, Manuscript Studies, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Virtual Rome

Posted on September 7, 2021 by briansandberg

My students in HIST 420 The Renaissance at Northern Illinois University recently discussed the intellectual movement of Humanism in the Renaissance, focusing especially on the Humanists’ fascination with antiquities and their nostalgia for ancient Rome. Students read passages from Poggio … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient History, Art History, Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Empires and Imperialism, European History, History in the Media, History of the Book, Humanities Education, Intellectual History, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Museums and Historical Memory, Renaissance Art and History, The Past Alive: Teaching History | Leave a comment

History of the Medici Family Podcast

Posted on August 2, 2021 by briansandberg

I recently gave an interview on the history of the Medici family for an episode of the Ithaca Bound podcast, hosted by Andrew Schiestel. I spent three years working as a post-doctoral fellow with the Medici Archive Project, a major … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Court Studies, Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History in the Media, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Multiracial Ships and Maritime History

Posted on June 28, 2021 by briansandberg

Maritime historians have recognized that premodern ships represented diverse onboard communities, composed of multicultural—and often multiracial—crews. The social spaces of ships brought together officers, navigators, sailors, soldiers, artisans, and slaves recruited or coerced from very different population groups. But, the … Continue reading →

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