Category Archives: Lectures and Seminars

Digital Humanities and Premodern Studies

Posted on October 31, 2022 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is offering a seminar on Digital Humanities and Premodern Studies: An Introduction. The Center for Renaissance Studies indicates that “this course introduces the methods, approaches, uses, and challenges of digital humanities … Continue reading →

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History of Cartography Lecture at the Newberry Library

Posted on October 24, 2022 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library in Chicago has truly impressive cartographic collections and also hosts the Hermon Dunlop Smith Center for the History of Cartography. The Smith Center holds a major annual lecture series on the history of cartography at the Newberry … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Cartographic History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Intellectual History, Lectures and Seminars, Material Culture, Renaissance Art and History, World History | Leave a comment

Reading Archival Latin Seminar

Posted on February 7, 2022 by briansandberg

A Summer Skills Seminar on Reading Archival Latin is being organized by the Mediterranean Seminar for Summer 2022. Graduate students and researchers interested in learning to read Latin manuscripts are encouraged to apply for this seminar. The Mediterranean Seminar announcement … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Lectures and Seminars, Manuscript Studies, Medieval History, Mediterranean World, Paleography, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Remembering Florence in the Forgotten Centuries

Posted on February 3, 2022 by briansandberg

Florence is almost always associated with the Renaissance, but until relatively recently the focus of Florentine history was on the quattrocento (1400s) and Republican Florence. Eric Cochrane’s groundbreaking work, Florence in the Forgotten Centuries: A History of Florence and the … Continue reading →

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History of the Renaissance Book at UCLA

Posted on February 2, 2022 by briansandberg

The California Rare Book School is organizing a course on History of the Renaissance Book, which will be held at UCLA on 15-19 August 2022. The course description states: “This course will serve as a comprehensive introduction to the history … Continue reading →

Posted in Careers in History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, History of the Book, Humanities Education, Information Management, Lectures and Seminars, Rare Books and Pamphlets, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Research Methods in Early Modern Studies

Posted on February 2, 2022 by briansandberg

The Folger Shakespeare Library will be offering a research methods seminar in early modern studies in May 2022 for graduate students pursuing Renaissance and early modern studies. Graduate students who are considering applying for this research methods seminar are invited … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Cultural History, Current Research, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, European History, French History, Graduate Work in History, History of the Book, Humanities Education, Italian History, Lectures and Seminars, Manuscript Studies, Paleography, Rare Books and Pamphlets, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, World History | Leave a comment

Born-Digital Publishing

Posted on January 17, 2022 by briansandberg

Brown University’s Digital Publications Initiative is organizing an NEH Institute on Born-Digital Scholarly Publishing: Resources and Roadmaps in summer 2022. Professors, post-doctoral researchers, and independent scholars working in Digital Humanities may be interested in this opportunity. I have previously participated … Continue reading →

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Summer Seminar in Military History

Posted on January 13, 2022 by briansandberg

The National World War II Museum and the Society for Military History are co-organizing a Summer Seminar in Military History in Summer 2022. This is a seminar for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and professors working on the history of war, … Continue reading →

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RSA Digital Days of Learning

Posted on January 13, 2022 by briansandberg

The Renaissance Society of America is once again organizing its Digital Days of Learning workshops. These workshops offer introductions to Digital Humanities tools and techniques for students and scholars working in the field of Renaissance Studies. I have participated in … Continue reading →

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Mapping the Early Modern World

Posted on January 8, 2022 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library will be hosting a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute on Mapping the Early Modern World in Summer 2022. This NEH Summer Institute is being co-organized by the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of … Continue reading →

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