Category Archives: War, Culture, and Society

Mediterranean Displacements

Posted on January 21, 2022 by briansandberg

The history of migration has become a major area of study in the Mediterranean World. The recent patterns of migration by North Africans, Sub-Saharan Africans, and Syrians across the Mediterranean toward European nations has created a series of political crises … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilians and Refugees in War, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Studies, Graduate Work in History, History of Race and Racism, History of the Western World, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Reformation History, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Revolts and Revolutions, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Leave a comment

Sedition and Civil Conflict in the United States

Posted on January 14, 2022 by briansandberg

Today, the FBI arrested a eleven members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, over their involvement in the Storming of the United States Capitol on 6 January 2021. The U.S. Department of Justice is charging Stewart Rhodes, founder of … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Comparative Revolutions, History in the Media, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Political Activism and Protest Culture, Political Culture, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, Terrorism, United States History and Society, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Summer Seminar in Military History

Posted on January 13, 2022 by briansandberg

The National World War II Museum and the Society for Military History are co-organizing a Summer Seminar in Military History in Summer 2022. This is a seminar for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and professors working on the history of war, … Continue reading →

Posted in Graduate Work in History, History of Violence, Lectures and Seminars, Maritime History, Strategy and International Politics, United States History and Society, War, Culture, and Society, World History | Leave a comment

Military Contractors in the French Wars of Religion

Posted on January 11, 2022 by briansandberg

I am happy to report that my latest publication on military contractors in the French Wars of Religion is finally in print. This is a chapter in a collective volume on Die Kapitalisierung des Krieges / The Capitalization of War. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Studies, European Wars of Religion, French Wars of Religion, History of Violence, Mercenaries, Museums and Historical Memory, Reformation History, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Is the United States Close to Civil War?

Posted on December 18, 2021 by briansandberg

Dana Milbank explores this provocative question in an op-ed in the Washington Post. The op-ed focuses on political science methods for considering how civil wars start: “Barbara F. Walter, a political science professor at the University of California at San … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Crowd Studies, History in the Media, History of Violence, Political Activism and Protest Culture, Political Culture, Revolts and Revolutions, State Development Theory, United States History and Society, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Historian Position in Naval History

Posted on December 9, 2021 by briansandberg

The Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington, D.C., is currently conducting a search for a Historian to conduct research and writing in naval history. This is a one-year (temporary) position that could provide great experience to a recent M.A. … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Careers in History, Graduate Work in History, History of Violence, Maritime History, Strategy and International Politics, United States History and Society, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Refugees File Lawsuit against Facebook over Genocide

Posted on December 7, 2021 by briansandberg

Rohingya refugees recently filed a class-action lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, alleging that the social media company has assisted in perpetrating genocidal violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar. The Washington Post reports that “Facebook failed to quickly … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Civilians and Refugees in War, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Human Rights, Laws of War, War, Culture, and Society, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Historical Memory of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Posted on December 7, 2021 by briansandberg

Today, the United States is remembering the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Concerns with historical memory and the disappearance of the World War II generation are apparent with this year’s commemoration of the 80th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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

Archivist Job Openings with the National Archives

Posted on December 7, 2021 by briansandberg

The National Archives and Records Administration has 35 archivist job openings at their location in Spanish Lake, MO. The job announcement indicates: “This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. The purpose of this position is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Careers in History, Information Management, Jobs and Positions, Museums and Historical Memory, United States History and Society, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Lael Weinberger review of Samuel Moyn’s Humane

Posted on November 13, 2021 by briansandberg

I am pleased to see that Lael Weinberger has published a review of Samuel Moyn’s Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War (2021)! Lael earned a MA in History at Northern Illinois University and then went on … Continue reading →

Posted in Arms Control, Atrocities, Civilians and Refugees in War, History in the Media, History of Violence, Human Rights, Laws of War, Northern Illinois University, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment