Category Archives: Religious History

Wars of Religion: Past and Present

Posted on April 8, 2015 by briansandberg

I will be participating in an upcoming conference on Wars of Religion: Past and Present at Princeton University on 23-24 April 2015. The conference is organized by the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts at Princeton and includes researchers … Continue reading →

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Religious Fundamentalism and Terrorism

Posted on February 5, 2015 by briansandberg

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
Olivier Roy (Professor at the European University Institute, Firenze) is giving a presentation on “Are terrorism and jihadism a consequence of a religious fundamentalist radicalization?” The lecture will be held…

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Un Courage Viril

Posted on February 1, 2015 by briansandberg

I am giving a presentation on “Un Courage viril. Le genre et la violence en France pendant les Guerres de religion, 1562-1629,” at the séminaire interne of the Institut d’Études Avancées de Paris on Tuesday 3 February 2015. This presentation … Continue reading →

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Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships

Posted on January 10, 2014 by briansandberg

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium Short-Term Fellowships Application deadline for 2014-15 fellowships: January 15, 2014 The Newberry Library will award two short-term fellowships to support scholars at Center for…

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, Italian History, Religious History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Artiste nel chiostro

Posted on September 27, 2013 by briansandberg

A conference on Ariste nel chiostro (Artists in the Cloister), is being held on 4-5 October 2013 in Firenze. In 1938, Giovanna Pierattini published her groundbreaking study on nun artist Suor Plautilla Nelli in the journal Memorie Domenicane. To mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Conferences, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Religious History, Renaissance Art and History, Women and Gender History | 1 Comment

Historians’ Role in DOMA Decision

Posted on July 2, 2013 by briansandberg

Historians played a role in the Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Organizations of academic and public historians intervened directly in U.S. v. Windsor as it reached the Supreme Court. Steven Mintz points … Continue reading →

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First Gay Marriage Celebrated in Montpellier

Posted on May 29, 2013 by briansandberg

The first gay marriage in France has been celebrated in Montpellier. Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau married on 29 May 2013 in this southern French city— the first gay couple to be officially wedded as the new law legalizing gay … Continue reading →

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Religious Politics and Protest in France

Posted on May 27, 2013 by briansandberg

Religious political groups have mobilized against France’s new gay marriage law, organizing a massive protest in Paris yesterday, Sunday 26 May. An estimated 150,000 protesters participated in “La Manif pour tous” (the protest for everyone). This phrase is a counterattack … Continue reading →

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Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Grants in Early Modern Iberian History

Posted on May 22, 2013 by briansandberg

The CORPI Project (Conversion, Overlapping Religiosities, Polemics, and Interaction: Early Modern Iberia and Beyond) is currently recruiting doctoral and post-doctoral research fellows for 2013-14. The application deadline is 31 May 2013. The Project This project is concerned with questions of … Continue reading →

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Santa Muerte and Violence in Mexico

Posted on May 18, 2013 by briansandberg

The Vatican has launched a campaign to eradicate the cult of “Santa Muerte” (Saint Death) from Mexican Catholicism. Vatican officials have “condemned Saint Death as an ‘infernal’ and ‘blasphemous’ figure worshiped by Mexican narcos,” according to R. Andrew Chesnut, a … Continue reading →

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