Category Archives: Early Modern Europe

Graduate Seminar at the Newberry Library

Posted on June 3, 2016 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is hosting a dissertation seminar for early modern historians in Fall 2016. Doctoral students at Newberry Consortium members, such as Northern Illinois University, as encouraged to participate. Here is the Newberry … Continue reading →

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War and Conflict in the Early Modern World Release

Posted on June 3, 2016 by briansandberg

I am pleased to report that my new book, War and Conflict in the Early Modern World (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2016),  has been released in the U.K., Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Here is the brief book description (blurb): In … Continue reading →

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Armada Portrait Campaign

Posted on May 25, 2016 by briansandberg

A fundraising campaign has been launched to purchase one of the famous “Armada Portraits” of Elizabeth I of England. The painting was originally owned by Sir Francis Drake and is now being sold by his descendants. This painting presents Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Cervantes and Shakespeare Symposium

Posted on April 14, 2016 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library is hosting a symposium on “Cervantes and Shakespeare: A Transnational Conversation” on Thursday, April 14 – Friday, April 15, 2016. The Newberry Library announcement reads: A Joint Cervantes/Early Modern Studies Symposium “Cervantes and Shakespeare: A Transnational Conversation” … Continue reading →

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Italian Paleography Seminar

Posted on February 28, 2016 by briansandberg

2016 Mellon Summer Institute in Italian Paleography at the Newberry Library Application deadline: March 1 The Newberry Library is offering a Summer Institute in Italian Paleography on Monday, June 27-Friday, July 15, 2016. The summer institute will be directed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Graduate Work in History, Italian History, Lectures and Seminars, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

The Post-Democratic Age and the French Revolution

Posted on February 20, 2016 by briansandberg

We live in a “post-democratic age” according to numerous historians, political theorists, and political scientists. Sophie Wahnich recently published an article in Libération, affirming that European society is characterized by a post-democratic political system. Wahnich argues that: “Nous vivons, en … Continue reading →

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French Paleography Workshop

Posted on January 8, 2016 by briansandberg

The Meeter Center for Calvin Studies will be holding a French Paleography Workshop this summer. The workshop is intended to prepare graduate students for manuscript research in French archives and French language collections. Masters students and doctoral candidates in early … Continue reading →

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Newberry Consortium Fellowships

Posted on January 5, 2016 by briansandberg

Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium Fellowships The Newberry Library has announced a series of fellowships for the 2016-17 academic year. Here is the Newberry Library’s announcement: “Newberry Library Fellowships provide support to researchers who wish to use our … Continue reading →

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Making and Knowing: Early Modern Geometries

Posted on October 16, 2015 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library and Northwestern University are hosting an upcoming conference: Making and Knowing: Early Modern Geometries, a History of the Book Symposium The conference will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015 and Friday, October 30, 2015. The schedule … Continue reading →

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Femmes à la cour de France

Posted on October 7, 2015 by briansandberg

I will be participating in a conference on Femmes à la cour de France, hosted by Cour de France and the Institut d’Études Avancées de Paris, this week. I will be presenting a paper on “‘Je ne vis jamais cette … Continue reading →

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