Category Archives: History of the Western World

Commemorating Montaigne’s Essais

Posted on January 27, 2022 by briansandberg

French literary scholars are commemorating the 450th anniversary of the beginning of the writing of Montaigne’s Essais. Michel de Montaigne began writing his innovative essays in southwestern France in 1572, the year of the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. France Mémoire … Continue reading →

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Spanish Identity in the Land of Don Quixote

Posted on January 24, 2022 by briansandberg

Novelist Ana Iris Simón has created a political debate over Spanish identity with her recent novel, Feria, which is set in Campo de Criptana in rural La Mancha. The New York Times reports that the novel is “based on her … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Studies, European Union, European Wars of Religion, History of the Western World, Mediterranean World, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Political Activism and Protest Culture, Political Culture, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Leave a comment

Religion and Empire in Early Modern Maryland

Posted on January 23, 2022 by briansandberg

Archaeologists made a curious find during recent excavations at St. Mary’s, a colonial settlement in Maryland. One of the participants in a dig unearthed “a rare 370-year-old Spanish cross that had likely been made in the pilgrimage city of Caravaca, … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Wars of Religion, History of the Western World, Reformation History, Religious History, Renaissance Art and History, United States History and Society | Leave a comment

Job Opening: Assistant Director of WHA / H21 Project

Posted on January 21, 2022 by briansandberg

The World History Association is developing a major curricular project on History for the 21st Century, aimed at improving History survey courses. The WHA is currently hiring an Assistant Director for the History for the 21st Century Project. The ad … Continue reading →

Posted in Careers in History, Graduate Work in History, History of the Western World, Humanities Education, Jobs and Positions, The Past Alive: Teaching History, United States History and Society, World History | Leave a comment

Mediterranean Displacements

Posted on January 21, 2022 by briansandberg

The history of migration has become a major area of study in the Mediterranean World. The recent patterns of migration by North Africans, Sub-Saharan Africans, and Syrians across the Mediterranean toward European nations has created a series of political crises … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilians and Refugees in War, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Studies, Graduate Work in History, History of Race and Racism, History of the Western World, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Reformation History, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Revolts and Revolutions, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Leave a comment

Historical Action Figures

Posted on January 17, 2022 by briansandberg

This Martin Luther King Day, a new historical action figure is being released. Mattel is launching a Barbie doll portraying Ida B. Wells. The Washington Post reports that “Black American journalist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells will have … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Cultural History, History in the Media, History of Race and Racism, History of the Western World, History of Violence, Human Rights, Women and Gender History, World History | Leave a comment

Graduate Student Conference in Renaissance Studies

Posted on January 13, 2022 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library will be hosting its annual Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference on 27-29 January 2022. The conference is normally held in person, but will be held online viz Zoom due to the current … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Studies, Graduate Work in History, History of the Book, History of the Western World, Humanities Education, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

History of Sleep in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Posted on January 11, 2022 by briansandberg

Nothing could seem more “natural” than our rhythms of sleep, yet there is a history of sleep. Historians have recognized various changes in sleeping patterns in the modern industrialized and post-industrial world, which have also been studied by scientists. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Environmental History, European History, Globalization, History in the Media, History of Medicine, History of Science, History of the Western World, Italian History, Medieval History, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, Social History, World 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

Historians Respond to Critical Race Theory Controversy

Posted on June 29, 2021 by briansandberg

Historians and educators across the United States are responding to the current political attacks on Critical Race Theory and politicians’ attempts to dictate the ways in which professional historians teach about race and racism in American history. Many historians and … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Education Policy, Empires and Imperialism, European History, French History, Globalization, High School History Teaching, Historiography and Social Theory, History in the Media, History of Race and Racism, History of the Western World, History of Violence, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Mediterranean World, Museums and Historical Memory, Political Activism and Protest Culture, Political Culture, Renaissance Art and History, The Past Alive: Teaching History, United States History and Society, World History | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment