Category Archives: Graduate Work in History

Article Prize in European History

Posted on January 10, 2012 by briansandberg

The Council for European Studies (CES) seeks nominations for its inaugural European Studies First Article Prize. The First Article Prize honors the writers of the best first articles on European studies published within a two-year period and will be awarded … Continue reading →

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AHA 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012 by briansandberg

The gargantuan American Historical Association (AHA) 2012 conference has now wrapped up, and numerous journalists and historians are providing assessments of the conference and the state of the discipline of history. An estimated 4,700 historians (including professors, instructors, public historians, … Continue reading →

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Postdoc in Religious Studies

Posted on December 12, 2011 by briansandberg

CUNY Graduate Center has announced a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Religious Studies, with an interest in the history of religious violence. According to the description: “The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, the Ph.D-granting institution of CUNY, announces … Continue reading →

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Dissertation Travels and Archival Research

Posted on September 26, 2011 by briansandberg

Historians are used to traveling for research. Most graduate students and professors of history head to archives and specialized research libraries to consult manuscripts, rare books, and printed documents. Although a some important document collections have been digitized, the vast … Continue reading →

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Historical Research and Human Subjects

Posted on August 27, 2011 by briansandberg

Academic researchers who work on human subjects are required to request authorization from boards that review research methods for potential ethical violations. The goal is to ensure that human subjects in research studies (especially medical experiments, drug trials, and psychological … Continue reading →

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H-France Webinars

Posted on August 6, 2011 by briansandberg

H-France is launching a webinar series beginning this fall. Graduate students in History at NIU, as well as undergraduate students in HIST 311 Early Modern France, 1500-1789 and HIST 423 French Revolution and Napoleon will be interested in this series. … Continue reading →

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Shame in Academic Writing

Posted on August 4, 2011 by briansandberg

We professors and graduate students in the humanities all struggle with academic writing.  Formulating new research agendas, carrying out fieldwork, developing rigorous analysis, applying appropriate methodologies, and discerning fresh interpretations of sources is difficult enough.  And, then the writing and … Continue reading →

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Meeting History Editors

Posted on May 11, 2011 by briansandberg

History graduate students and assistant professors need to meet acquisitions editors of academic presses in order to “shop” their book projects.  They also have to learn how academic presses operate if they hope to publish their manuscripts. Major academic conferences … Continue reading →

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