Category Archives: War, Culture, and Society

War and Conflict Book Talk at NIU

Posted on August 24, 2016 by briansandberg

I will be offering a book talk on War and Conflict in the Early Modern World, 1500-1700, at Northern Illinois University this Friday 26 August, 2016. The Department of History is sponsoring the book talk and hosting a reception to … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Wars of Religion, Globalization, History of Violence, Maritime History, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

War and Conflict in the Early Modern World – U.S. Release

Posted on July 20, 2016 by briansandberg

I am pleased to report that my new book, War and Conflict in the Early Modern World (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2016),  has been released in the United States. Here is the brief book description (blurb): In this latest addition to … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Civil Conflict, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Wars of Religion, Globalization, History of Violence, Maritime History, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Reformation History, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Revolts and Revolutions, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

War and Conflict in the Early Modern World Release

Posted on June 3, 2016 by briansandberg

I am pleased to report that my new book, War and Conflict in the Early Modern World (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2016),  has been released in the U.K., Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Here is the brief book description (blurb): In … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Comparative Revolutions, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European Wars of Religion, Globalization, History of Violence, Maritime History, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Reformation History, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Revolts and Revolutions, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Armada Portrait Campaign

Posted on May 25, 2016 by briansandberg

A fundraising campaign has been launched to purchase one of the famous “Armada Portraits” of Elizabeth I of England. The painting was originally owned by Sir Francis Drake and is now being sold by his descendants. This painting presents Elizabeth … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Atlantic World, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Wars of Religion, Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, Museums and Historical Memory, Reformation History, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Ken Burns Defends the Humanities

Posted on May 10, 2016 by briansandberg

Historical filmmaker Ken Burns delivered the Jefferson Lecture at the National Endowment for the Humanities on 9 May 2016. Inside Higher Ed reports that “Ken Burns, the documentary maker who brought the Civil War, the histories of baseball and jazz, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Historical Film, History in the Media, Humanities Education, Museums and Historical Memory, The Past Alive: Teaching History, War and Society, War in Film, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

President Obama to Visit Hiroshima

Posted on May 10, 2016 by briansandberg

The Washington Post reports that President Obama will visit Hiroshima, Japan. This would be a historic visit, since Obama would be the first United States President to visit Hiroshima during his administration. “President Obama will make a historic trip this … Continue reading →

Posted in Empires and Imperialism, History in the Media, Museums and Historical Memory, Strategy and International Politics, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Révoltes et révolutions à l’écran

Posted on July 21, 2015 by briansandberg

I am happy to announce that a new edited volume has been published on Révoltes et révolutions à l’écran. Europe moderne, XVIe-XVIIIe siècle (Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2015). My chapter, entitled “Les révoltes nobiliaires et les histoires confessionnelles : représentations … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, French Wars of Religion, Historical Film, History in the Media, History of Violence, Political Culture, Revolts and Revolutions, War in Film, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Le genre et la guerre : Les femmes, la virilité, et la violence

Posted on June 2, 2015 by briansandberg

Le genre et la guerre : Les femmes, la virilité, et la violence Journée d’étude, 8 juin 2015 Le but de cette  journée d’études est de discuter la qualité intrinsèquement masculine de la guerre. La guerre a été le plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Early Modern Europe, French History, Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Gender and War Workshop

Posted on May 28, 2015 by briansandberg

Le genre et la guerre : Les femmes, la virilité, et la violence Marion Trévisi and I are organizing a workshop on Gender and War at the Institut d’Études Avancées de Paris on 8 June 2015. Interested scholars and graduate … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Conferences, European History, Gender and Warfare, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Strategies of Religious Warfare at EUI

Posted on May 21, 2015 by briansandberg

I enjoyed visiting Firenze earlier this week to give a presentation on “Strategies of Religious Warfare: Historical Reflections on Contemporary Religious Violence” at the European University Institute. Professor Olivier Roy (Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI)and Jean Monnet Fellow … Continue reading →

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