Category Archives: Graduate Work in History

The Weight of Antiquity

Posted on February 16, 2019 by briansandberg

The Franke Institute for the Humanities at the University of Chicago is hosing a graduate student conference on The Weight of Antiquity: Early Modern Classicisms at the Regenstein Library on 23 February 2019. The conference participants will present new research … Continue reading →

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Doctoral Travel Fellowship in Reformation History

Posted on February 3, 2019 by briansandberg

SOCIETY FOR REFORMATION RESEARCH CHRISMAN TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCH 2019 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS To honor a long-time member and past president of the Society for Reformation Research, the society offers the Miriam Usher Chrisman Travel Fellowship of $2000 every … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European Wars of Religion, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, Reformation History, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Awards

Posted on January 25, 2019 by briansandberg

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to deepen … Continue reading →

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A Rehearsal for a Government Shutdown

Posted on January 25, 2019 by briansandberg

Daily headlines relate the grim details of the current U.S. federal government shutdown of December 2018 to January 2019, now the longest in the history of the United States.  Detailed news reports analyze the growing economic and social impact of … Continue reading →

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Cultural Exchange in Renaissance Europe Summer School

Posted on January 23, 2019 by briansandberg

Warwick’s Centre for the Study of the Renaissance has announced a joint Summer School in Venice with the Charles S. Singleton Center for the Study of Premodern Europe (Johns Hopkins University) and the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti. The Summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Italian History, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Renaissance Art and History | 1 Comment

Italian Paleography Seminar

Posted on January 22, 2019 by briansandberg

2019 Mellon Summer Institute in Italian Paleography July 8-26, 2019 Newberry Library Application Deadline: March 1, 2019 CRS is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Mellon Summer Institute in Italian Paleography, which will be … Continue reading →

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American Historical Association Annual Meeting in Chicago

Posted on January 7, 2019 by briansandberg

The American Historical Association 2019 Annual Meeting wrapped up yesterday. Historians from across the United States (and beyond) met for four days in Chicago to discuss new research, graduate education, undergraduate education, professional concerns, and public history.   I attended … Continue reading →

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Newberry Library Early Career Fellowships

Posted on November 19, 2018 by briansandberg

Center for Renaissance Studies, Newberry Library Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2019-2020 Application Deadline: January 4, 2019 The Center for Renaissance Studies (CRS) at the Newberry Library is pleased to announce an Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowship for recent PhDs from one of … Continue reading →

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Position in Early Modern European History

Posted on February 2, 2018 by briansandberg

Northeastern Illinois University is advertising for a faculty position in Early Modern European History. The position description reads: “Early Modern Europe and the World: Assistant Professor with a strong field in Europe (excluding Russia) from c. 1450-c. 1789.  Desirable fields … Continue reading →

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Graduate Student Conference at the Newberry Library

Posted on January 26, 2018 by briansandberg

I am pleased that several of my former graduate students are participating in this week’s Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, sponsored by the Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library. “The Center for Renaissance Studies’ annual graduate student conference, organized … Continue reading →

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