Category Archives: Humanities Education

Teaching Assistant Program in France

Posted on December 8, 2021 by briansandberg

The Teaching Assistant Program in France is currently hiring teaching assistants to teach English in elementary and secondary schools in France during the 2022-2023 academic year. The program’s website indicates that: “The Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Francophonie, French History, Humanities Education, Jobs and Positions, Undergraduate Work in History | Leave a comment

Reflecting on School Shootings

Posted on December 7, 2021 by briansandberg

The horrific violence at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, has forced many teachers and professors to reflect once again on the seemingly endless pattern of school shootings in the United States. Northern Illinois University suffered its moment of infamy … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Education Policy, History of Violence, Humanities Education, Illinois History and Society, United States History and Society | 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

Teaching the History of Race

Posted on September 8, 2021 by briansandberg

Historians confront the complicated history of race and racism in the pre-modern, modern, and contemporary world. Yet, historians and social science teachers in the United States are under attack by conservative politicians and political activists. Many conservative political groups have … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Education Policy, High School History Teaching, History in the Media, History of Race and Racism, Humanities Education, Museums and Historical Memory, The Past Alive: Teaching History | Leave a comment

Virtual Rome

Posted on September 7, 2021 by briansandberg

My students in HIST 420 The Renaissance at Northern Illinois University recently discussed the intellectual movement of Humanism in the Renaissance, focusing especially on the Humanists’ fascination with antiquities and their nostalgia for ancient Rome. Students read passages from Poggio … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient History, Art History, Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Empires and Imperialism, European History, History in the Media, History of the Book, Humanities Education, Intellectual History, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Museums and Historical Memory, Renaissance Art and History, The Past Alive: Teaching 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

Innovative High School Teaching in Renaissance Studies

Posted on June 4, 2021 by briansandberg

The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) recently sponsored a competition for high school teaching in the field of Renaissance Studies. High school teachers across the United States submitted teaching projects and class plans on various topics in Renaissance Studies. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Careers in History, Conferences, Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, High School History Teaching, Humanities Education, Italian History, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, The Past Alive: Teaching History | Leave a comment

Word and Image in Print and Digital Archives

Posted on May 25, 2021 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library will be offering a research methods workshop on Word and Image in Print and Digital Archives this Fall on Friday 15 October 2021. Graduate students in History and the Humanities at … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Cartographic History, Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Historiography and Social Theory, Humanities Education, Lectures and Seminars, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Texas Legislators Exert Influence over Social Science Teaching

Posted on May 4, 2021 by briansandberg

Conservative legislators in Texas are waging a new fight in the so-called “culture wars” over historical memory and public education in the State of Texas. Jim Grossman, Executive Director of the American Historical Association, writes: “The Texas legislature is scheduled … Continue reading →

Posted in Education Policy, History in the Media, History of Race and Racism, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Political Culture, The Past Alive: Teaching History, United States History and Society | Leave a comment

Humanities Instructor Position at Interlochen

Posted on April 28, 2021 by briansandberg

Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan is hiring a Humanities Instructor. This teaching position in the Humanities might interest recent graduates of the BA or MA in History programs at Northern Illinois University. The History and Social Science Secondary … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Graduate Work in History, History of the Western World, Humanities Education, Jobs and Positions, Northern Illinois University, The Past Alive: Teaching History, Undergraduate Work in History, World History | Leave a comment