Category Archives: History of Violence

Pike-and-Blog

Posted on March 31, 2015 by briansandberg

A new blog on the history of early modern war and society is active online. Maurizio Arfaioli, a colleague of mine at the Medici Archive Project, has recently launched a website and accompanying blog, entitled Pike-and-Blog. Early modernists will recognize … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Wars of Religion, History of Violence, Mediterranean World, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Tagged | Leave a comment

Suffragettes: Women, Politics, and Violence

Posted on February 23, 2015 by briansandberg

Physical violence is often assumed to be a properly—or even exclusively—masculine domain. Yet, women have at times played very active roles in exercising physical violence. In the early twentieth century, some Suffragette activists carried out violent attacks in England as … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Cultural History, European History, Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, Human Rights, Political Culture, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

The Thank You for Your Service Phenomenon

Posted on February 22, 2015 by briansandberg

Some United States veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars are speaking out about the “thank you for your service phenomenon.” “Who doesn’t want to be thanked for their military service? Many people, it turns out,” according to a New … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Violence, Political Culture, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society | 2 Comments

On Brutality and Executions

Posted on February 10, 2015 by briansandberg

Lynchings of African-Americans have been in the news over the past week, since President Obama’s remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast (see my previous post) produced a sustained media discussion of brutality and executions. Now, the New York Times reports … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Civilians and Refugees in War, History in the Media, History of Violence, Human Rights, Museums and Historical Memory, Political Culture, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Terrorism, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Fear and Racism in Film

Posted on February 8, 2015 by briansandberg

Racism seems to feed on intense fears, portraying ethnic groups as representing an exaggerated threat to social order, employment, and family life. For over a hundred years, films have played an important role in the construction of racial stereotypes, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, European History, Historical Film, History of Violence, Human Rights, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Political Culture, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, War in Film, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Insurgencies Conference

Posted on February 1, 2015 by briansandberg

Northwestern University is organizing a graduate conference on “Insurgencies” this spring. The conference announcement reads: “This graduate conference to be held April 10, 2015 at Northwestern University aims to broaden historical understanding of insurgency. Insurgencies challenge legitimacy from below. Theorists often understand … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Conferences, Empires and Imperialism, Graduate Work in History, History of Violence, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, State Development Theory, Strategy and International Politics, Terrorism, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Un Courage Viril

Posted on February 1, 2015 by briansandberg

I am giving a presentation on “Un Courage viril. Le genre et la violence en France pendant les Guerres de religion, 1562-1629,” at the séminaire interne of the Institut d’Études Avancées de Paris on Tuesday 3 February 2015. This presentation … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Cultural History, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, European History, French History, French Wars of Religion, Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Political Culture, Reformation History, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Guerre, Circulations et Transferts Culturels

Posted on January 31, 2015 by briansandberg

I recently participated in a fascinating conference in Paris on “Guerre, circulations et transferts culturels de la renaissance à l’Empire” (War, Circulation and Cultural Transfers from the Renaissance to the French Empire), organized by Hervé Drévillon and Arnaud Guinier. Conference … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Union, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, French Wars of Religion, Globalization, History of Science, History of Violence, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Religious Violence, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Northern Star Report on Charlie Hebdo Attacks

Posted on January 25, 2015 by briansandberg

The Northern Star, the student-run newspaper of Northern Illinois University, has published several reports on the Charlie Hebdo attacks. The latest piece, “NIU professor to take lessons from Paris’ Charlie Hebdo marches to history class,” featured an interview I did … Continue reading →

Posted in European History, European Union, French History, Globalization, History in the Media, History of Violence, Human Rights, Northern Illinois University, Paris History, Religious Violence, Study Abroad, Terrorism | Leave a comment

Responding to Terrorism in Paris

Posted on January 17, 2015 by briansandberg

The director and fellows of the Institut d’Études Avancées de Paris—where I am currently serving as a Résident (Residential Fellow) during the 2014-2015 academic year—held a meeting in the aftermath of the attack on Charlie Hebdo to discuss ways in … Continue reading →

Posted in European History, European Union, French History, History of Violence, Human Rights, Paris History, Religious Violence, Terrorism | 1 Comment