Category Archives: Early Modern Europe

A Mead Renaissance

Posted on May 6, 2011 by briansandberg

Mead, a fermented honey drink popular in the medieval and renaissance periods, is apparently making a comeback. NPR reports on the mead revival in the United States. Students in HIST 111 Western Civilization, 1500-1815 and in HIST 420 The Renaissance … Continue reading →

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Attending to Early Modern Women CFP

Posted on April 22, 2011 by briansandberg

Call for Proposals Attending to Early Modern Women: Remapping Routes and Spaces June 21-June 23, 2012 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attending to Early Modern Women, which has been held seven times at the University of Maryland since 1990, is moving to the … Continue reading →

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Review of Warrior Pursuits

Posted on April 20, 2011 by briansandberg

The first review of Warrior Pursuits: Noble Culture and Civil Conflict in Early Modern France has been published.  Professor Phillip John Usher, of Barnard College, reviews my monograph in Renaissance Quarterly. I am happy that book reviews of Warrior Pursuits … Continue reading →

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The Princess of Montpensier

Posted on April 15, 2011 by briansandberg

Bertrand Tavernier’s The Princess of Montpensier has been released.  The film focuses on the life of a young noblewoman at the Valois court during the French Wars of Religion. The film is an adaptation of a classic early French novel … Continue reading →

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Nabil Matar Lecture

Posted on April 9, 2011 by briansandberg

Nabil Matar (Presidential Professor, Departments of English and History, the Religious Studies Program, University of Minnesota) “Henry Stubbe and the first use of Christian Arabic sources about Muhammad” Friday 15 April 2011, 4:00 pm Pick 016 University of Chicago Co-sponsored by … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Conference on Imperialism

Posted on April 8, 2011 by briansandberg

Between Friction and Collaboration: Imperial Elites and Local Powerbrokers Northwestern University, 15-16 April 2011 Northwestern University is hosting an upcoming conference on imperialism, entitled “Between Friction and Collaboration: Imperial Elites and Local Powerbrokers.” Graduate students at Northern Illinois University working … Continue reading →

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The Borgias: Renaissance on TV

Posted on April 3, 2011 by briansandberg

The Renaissance comes to life on a new TV series on Showtime, beginning tonight.  The series is entitled The Borgias, starring Jeremy Irons as Pope Alexander VI. See a trailer and further information on The Borgias on Showtime’s website. Students … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Man in the Age of Revolutions

Posted on April 1, 2011 by briansandberg

Professor Dena Goodman, a historian of women and gender in the Enlightenment and French Revolution at the University of Michigan, will be presenting a lecture on “Becoming a Man in the Age of Revolutions” at the Newberry Library in Chicago … Continue reading →

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Of Pirates, Empire, and Terror

Posted on March 28, 2011 by briansandberg

An interview with Lauren Benton and Dan Edelstein, authors of two new books on piracy, imperialism, and violence appears in a recent issue of the academic journal Humanity. Lauren Benton’s book, A Search for Sovereignty: Law and Geography in European … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Prints at the Art Institute of Chicago

Posted on March 23, 2011 by briansandberg

This is a big year for the Renaissance at the Art Institute of Chicago.  A major exhibition on Kings, Queens, and Courtiers: Art in Early Renaissance France is ongoing at the Art Institute until 30 May 2011. Another exhibit will … Continue reading →

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