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Graduate students employed as teaching and research assistants at the University of Chicago have voted overwhelmingly to unionize. According to Inside Higher Ed, “University of Chicago graduate student workers have voted 1,696 to 155 to unionize, the National Labor Relations … Continue reading →

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library in Chicago is hosting a series of Premodern Studies Seminars, which will all be held virtually due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Premodern Studies Seminar theme this year is Premodern … Continue reading →

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library recently launched a new online resource for transcriptions and translations of early modern sources. Northern Illinois University students in HIST 420 The Renaissance and HIST 422 Early Modern Europe will be … Continue reading →

Warrior Pursuits: Noble Culture and Civil Conflict in Early Modern France will soon be available in paperback. Johns Hopkins University Press is planning on releasing the paperback edition of Warrior Pursuits in November 2017. Johns Hopkins already has a website … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
Flooding is part of life in the Netherlands. But, at least since the sixteenth century, humans have deliberately instigated floods as a military strategy. During the Dutch Revolt (1566-1648), dykes…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library will be hosting a dissertation seminar in History in Fall 2016. Ph.D. candidates in Renaissance, Reformation, Early Modern European, Atlantic World…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
The Smart Museum at the University of Chicago is offering a series of lectures in art history in April and May 2016. Northern Illinois graduate students are encouraged to attend…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
The Newberry Library is offering a graduate seminar on “Gender, Bodies, and the Body Politic in Medieval Europe” in Fall 2016. Northern Illinois University is a consortium member of the…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
The Newberry Library is offering a post-doctoral fellowship in religious history in conjunction with its initiative on Religious Change in Europe, 1450-1700. Northern Illinois University graduate students who have taken…

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
The Newberry Library in Chicago is offering residencies for graduate students researching and writing their dissertations.  Graduate students receive a carrel and have access to the impressive rare book, pamphlet,…