Category Archives: History of Race and Racism

Franco-American Culture Wars

Posted on March 2, 2021 by briansandberg

American multiculturalism and intellectual influences are increasingly threatening French identity, according to French President Macron and his ministers. The New York Times reports on the developing Franco-American Culture Wars: “Stepping up its attacks on social science theories that it says … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Cultural History, European History, European Union, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, French Wars of Religion, History of Race and Racism, Human Rights, Political Culture, Women and Gender History | 1 Comment

Confronting Whiteness in Ancient History

Posted on February 2, 2021 by briansandberg

Students in my History of the Western World I course confront racial constructs in the idea of the West from the first day of classes. We consider the concepts of Europe, the West, and Western Civilization, critically throughout the semester, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient History, Conferences, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Globalization, History in the Media, History of Race and Racism, History of the Western World, Humanities Education, Idea of Europe, Intellectual History, Medieval History, Renaissance Art and History, The Past Alive: Teaching History, World History | Leave a comment

Essay on “Ravages and Depredations”

Posted on January 29, 2021 by briansandberg

I am happy to report that my essay on “Ravages and Depredations: Raiding War and Globalization in the Early Modern World,” has been published in Erica Charters, E., Marie Houllemare, and Peter H. Wilson, eds., A global history of early … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, French History, French Wars of Religion, Globalization, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Languedoc and Southern France, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Piracy, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

A Violin and the Mechanisms of Peace and Reconciliation

Posted on January 25, 2021 by briansandberg

A violin constructed by Giuseppe Guarneri, an eighteenth-century violin maker from Cremona known as del Gesù (of Jesus), has become the center of a controversy over the legacies of Nazi coercion and looting of artworks belonging to Jewish victims of … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Art History, Atrocities, Contemporary Art, Cultural History, European History, European Union, History in the Media, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Human Rights, Manuscript Studies, Material Culture, Museums and Historical Memory, Political Activism and Protest Culture | 1 Comment

Historians Criticize “1776 Report”

Posted on January 19, 2021 by briansandberg

“Historians responded with dismay and anger Monday after the White House’s ‘1776 Commission’ released a report that it said would help Americans better understand the nation’s history by ‘restoring patriotic education.’” “It’s a hack job. It’s not a work of … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Digital Humanities, Early Modern World, Globalization, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Political Culture, The Past Alive: Teaching History, United States History and Society | Leave a comment

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement

Posted on January 18, 2021 by briansandberg

It is more important than ever to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year and to remember his vital work for racial equality and social justice. The killing of George Floyd and so many other African Americans over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crowd Studies, Digital Humanities, History of Race and Racism, Human Rights, Museums and Historical Memory, Political Culture, The Past Alive: Teaching History | 1 Comment

Centering Race in History Conference

Posted on December 3, 2020 by briansandberg

An international conference on Centering Race in History: Antiquity to the Present was held online last week, co-sponsored by the Department of History and Civilization of the European University Institute, the International Centre on Racism at Edge Hill University, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Atrocities, Conferences, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, Globalization, History in the Media, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Human Rights, Maritime History, Medieval History, Mediterranean World, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Leave a comment

Je suis enseignant Rallies in France

Posted on October 18, 2020 by briansandberg

Tens of thousands of French citizens are rallying today in memory of Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, who was brutally murdered on Friday near the collège (middle school) where he taught. Rally in memory of Samuel Paty in … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Atrocities, European History, European Union, French History, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Humanities Education, Idea of Europe, Political Culture, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence | Leave a comment

Attack on History Teacher near Paris

Posted on October 17, 2020 by briansandberg

I was deeply saddened to hear of yesterday’s horrific attack on Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, near Paris, who was brutally killed and beheaded by an 18-year-old militant after leaving the collège (middle school) where he … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, European History, European Union, French History, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Humanities Education, Idea of Europe, Paris History, Political Culture, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence | Leave a comment

Things of Darkness and Early Modern Critical Race Studies

Posted on October 14, 2020 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is hosting a series of discussions on Race in Dialogue, which focuses on critical race studies in the humanities. Graduate students in HIST 522 Early Modern Europe at Northern Illinois University … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Lectures and Seminars, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, Women and Gender History, World History | Tagged , , | Leave a comment