Category Archives: Mediterranean World

History of the Medici Family Podcast

Posted on August 2, 2021 by briansandberg

I recently gave an interview on the history of the Medici family for an episode of the Ithaca Bound podcast, hosted by Andrew Schiestel. I spent three years working as a post-doctoral fellow with the Medici Archive Project, a major … Continue reading →

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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

Renaissance Fairs and Pandemics

Posted on June 28, 2021 by briansandberg

En garde ! Renaissance fairs are reopening across the United States this summer, bringing the clanging of arms and armor back to an enthusiastic public. These festivals celebrate late medieval and Renaissance culture through costume displays and historical re-enactments—including jousts, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Historical Re-enactment, History in the Media, History of Medicine, Mediterranean World, Renaissance Art and History, Social History | Leave a comment

Roman History and Modern Society

Posted on May 31, 2021 by briansandberg

Ancient Roman history is alive and well, and newsworthy. An interview with Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, in The New York Times highlights diverse ways in which Roman history is actively used in today’s society … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient History, Cultural History, European History, History in the Media, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Museums and Historical Memory, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Gruen Prize for Graduate Essays in Ancient History

Posted on May 13, 2021 by briansandberg

The Society for Classical Studies is offering a prize for the best graduate research paper on multiculturalism in the ancient Mediterranean. A number of graduate students at Northern Illinois University work on ancient, late antique, and early medieval history. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient History, European History, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, History of the Western World, Mediterranean World, World History | Leave a comment

Kress Fellowships at the Medici Archive Project

Posted on May 10, 2021 by briansandberg

The Medici Archive Project in Florence, Italy, is offering two Samuel H. Kress Fellowships for graduate students interested in pursuing archival research at the Archivio di Stato di Firenze and other Florentine archives. These fellowships offer American graduate students a … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Art History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, Italian History, Manuscript Studies, Mediterranean World, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Rescuing Sacred Music of the Renaissance

Posted on April 14, 2021 by briansandberg

Renaissance music is being studied in new ways at the Medici Archive Project in Florence, Italy. A news magazine piece on “Rescuing Sacred Music of the Renaissance” from CBS Sunday Morning features Music and the Medici, a research program of … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Art History, Court Studies, Cultural History, Current Research, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History in the Media, History of the Book, Italian History, Manuscript Studies, Material Culture, Mediterranean World, Museums and Historical Memory, Music History, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, World History | 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

Seminar on Latin Sources in the Archives of the Crown of Aragon

Posted on January 15, 2021 by briansandberg

Graduate students interested in medieval history, and particularly those wanting to learn how to use Latin sources in medieval archives, may be interested in an upcoming Mediterranean Summer Skills Seminar: Introduction to the Archive of the Crown of Aragon (documents … Continue reading →

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Centering Race in History Conference

Posted on December 3, 2020 by briansandberg

An international conference on Centering Race in History: Antiquity to the Present was held online last week, co-sponsored by the Department of History and Civilization of the European University Institute, the International Centre on Racism at Edge Hill University, and … Continue reading →

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