Category Archives: Lectures and Seminars

Air in Enlightenment Europe

Posted on January 22, 2014 by briansandberg

The Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies presents: Eighteenth-Century Seminar Tobias Menely, Miami University “History’s Atmosphere: The Matter of Air in the Enlightenment” Saturday, February 22, 2014, 2:00 pm For a lecture description, see: http://www.newberry.org/02222014-tobias-menely The paper for this seminar will … Continue reading →

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Newberry Research Methods Workshop

Posted on January 21, 2014 by briansandberg

Application deadline: Monday, January 27 Research Methods Workshop for Early Career Graduate Students Music and Travel, 1500 – 1700 Directed by Carla Zecher, Director, Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies, and Newberry Curator of Music Meets 9 am to 5 pm … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Lectures and Seminars, Music History, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

The Western Mediterranean and the World

Posted on January 21, 2014 by briansandberg

Teófilo Ruiz, “The Western Mediterranean and the World” FROM THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN TO THE ATLANTIC,  CA. 1300 – 1650 Friday, February 7 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm University of Chicago Classics Building, Room 110 1010 East 59th Street Chicago, Illinois … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Globalization, Historiography and Social Theory, Lectures and Seminars, Maritime History, Mediterranean World | 1 Comment

French Paleography Workshop

Posted on January 7, 2014 by briansandberg

Call for Applications MIDDLE FRENCH PALEOGRAPHY WORKSHOP COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK JUNE 9-27, 2014 This paleography workshop will provide intensive training in the accurate reading, editing, and interpretation of a manuscript in Middle French, in this … Continue reading →

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French Pamphlets at the Newberry

Posted on December 4, 2013 by briansandberg

Research Methods Workshop for Early Career Graduate Students French Pamphlets at the Newberry: The Formation of the Concept of “Revolution” and Revolutionary Ideology Directed by Dale Van Kley, Ohio State University Meets 9:00 am to 4:45 pm Friday, January 31, … Continue reading →

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French Paleography Workshop

Posted on December 2, 2013 by briansandberg

The 2014 French Paleography workshop will take place at the Meeter Center for Calvin Studies in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from June 16 through June 27, 2014. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Meeter Center and the Sixteenth Century Society and … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean World Workshop Events

Posted on September 22, 2013 by briansandberg

The Mediterranean World Workshop at Northern Illinois University participated in two events on campus this week. Members of the Mediterranean World Workshop attended a public lecture by Julia Clancy-Smith (Professor, University of Arizona) on “From Sidi BouZid to Sidi Bou … Continue reading →

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Emotions in Medieval and Early Modern History

Posted on June 1, 2013 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is offering a 10-week graduate seminar: The History of Emotions, Medieval and Early Modern Directed by Barbara Rosenwein, Loyola University Chicago Early application deadline: Monday, June 10 2:00 – 5:00 pm … Continue reading →

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Georges Vigarello Seminars at the Louvre

Posted on March 5, 2013 by briansandberg

Philosopher and historian Georges Vigarello is presenting a series of seminars at the Louvre on Le corps et le mouvement (XVe-XXe). The seminars will be held on 25 March, 4 April, 11 April, 18 April, and 22 April in the … Continue reading →

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Historians Discuss Papal Resignation

Posted on March 5, 2013 by briansandberg

Historians at the University of California at Santa Barbara are holding a public panel discussion of the papal resignation. Here is the announcement from the UCSB website: UCSB Historians To Examine Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation Public invited to panel discussion … Continue reading →

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