Category Archives: European History

Race in the Museum: Representing Diversity

Posted on January 5, 2022 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies is hosting an online discussion of Race in the Museum: Representing the Diversity of the Early Modern World. This discussion will interest early modern scholars working in pre-modern race studies, early modern history, public history, … Continue reading →

Posted in Careers in History, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, History of Race and Racism, Humanities Education, Lectures and Seminars, Museums and Historical Memory, Renaissance Art and History, World History | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Archival Research, Conferences, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Lectures and Seminars, Manuscript Studies, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

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

Chateaubriand Fellowships

Posted on December 7, 2021 by briansandberg

The call for applications is now open for the Chateaubriand Fellowships for doctoral research in France during the 2022-2023 academic year. The Chateaubriand Fellowship Program presents the fellowships: “The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, European History, Francophonie, French Empire, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, French Wars of Religion, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, Languedoc and Southern France, Paris 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 →

Posted in Civilians and Refugees in War, Cultural History, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, French History, Globalization, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Piracy, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Leave a comment

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 →

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