Category Archives: History of Violence

The Politics of Commemorating Napoleon

Posted on May 5, 2021 by briansandberg

Commemorations of the Bicentennial of the death of Napoléon Bonaparte this year have become the latest battleground in France’s ongoing “culture wars.” The figure of Napoléon remains powerful in French popular culture through television series, documentaries, films, and video games. … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, History of Violence, Museums and Historical Memory, Strategy and International Politics, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Enemies in the Early Modern World Conference

Posted on May 3, 2021 by briansandberg

A virtual conference on Enemies in the Early Modern World, 1453-1789: Conflict, Culture and Control, hosted by University of Edinburgh, was recently held in March 2021. The conference call for papers reads: “From Luther’s insistence that the Pope is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Comparative Revolutions, Conferences, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, History of Violence, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Leave a comment

Society for Military History Conference

Posted on April 8, 2021 by briansandberg

The Society for Military History is organizing its upcoming annual meeting. The Society for Military History (SMH) is a major academic organization that promotes research on war, culture, and society in all geographic regions and historical periods. The SMH publishes … Continue reading →

Posted in Comparative Revolutions, Conferences, History of Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

2021: The Year of Napoleon

Posted on March 23, 2021 by briansandberg

This year is being billed as the “Year of Napoleon” by the French government and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux. Major museum exhibitions and commemorations are planned across France. Professor Marlene L. Daut (University of Virginia) writes: “After a year … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Civil Conflict, Comparative Revolutions, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, Globalization, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Museums and Historical Memory, Political Culture, Revolts and Revolutions, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | 1 Comment

NIU Undergraduate Researcher Publishes Research

Posted on March 5, 2021 by briansandberg

I want to highlight the accomplishments of one of our undergraduate students in the Department of History at Northern Illinois University, whose research experiences reminded me of my own experiences conducting research as an undergraduate History Major at the University … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Publishing, Civil Conflict, Cultural History, History in the Media, History of Violence, Illinois History and Society, Material Culture, Museums and Historical Memory, Northern Illinois University, Undergraduate Work in History, United States History and Society, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Italian Renaissance Armor Restored to the Louvre

Posted on March 5, 2021 by briansandberg

Two magnificent pieces of Italian Renaissance armor have been restored to the Musée du Louvre in Paris, after being recovered by French police. The prestige armor had originally been donated to the Museée du Louvre by the Rothschild family in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Court Studies, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, History in the Media, History of Violence, Material Culture, Museums and Historical Memory, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Paris History, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | 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

Opportunity for Undergraduate and M.A. Students studying War and Society

Posted on January 28, 2021 by briansandberg

The Society for Military History is organizing several special panels for undergraduate and master’s students studying war and society at its upcoming annual conference, which will be held virtually. The Society for Military History (SMH) conference theme this year is … Continue reading →

Posted in Comparative Revolutions, Conferences, Graduate Work in History, History of Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, Undergraduate Work in History, 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