Brian Sandberg: Historical Perspectives

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 HIST 640 Religious Violence in Comparative Perspective from 1500 to Today may be interested in applying for this fellowship.

The Newberry Library’s announcement reads:

The  Newberry Mellon Major Projects Fellowwill participate in diverse aspects of planning and preparation for the library’s major scholarly initiative focused on Religious Change in Europe, 1450-1700. The initiative will include gallery and online exhibitions and additional digital resources, as well as programs for scholars, students, and the public. These programs will take the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses as a starting point for a multidisciplinary examination of the Reformation and its immediate aftermath. The majority of the public programs will take place during the 2017-18 academic year. The fellow will report to…

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, manuscript and map collections of the Newberry Library.

The Newberry has several major collections of religious books and pamphlets from the early modern period. Graduate students researching aspects of the Reformation and European Wars of Religion may want to apply for a residency.

Here is the Newberry Library’s announcement:

Graduate Scholar-in-Residence Program at the Newberry Library

The Graduate Scholar-in-Residence program allows Ph.D. candidates to be in residence at the Newberry for an academic year. We promise intriguing and often rare materials from our world-class collections in the humanities; a lively, interdisciplinary community of researchers; individual consultations with curators, librarians, and other scholars; and an array of both scholarly and public programs.

The Graduate Scholar Program encourages local graduate students who…

Militants carried out attacks in Brussels this morning, exploding two bombs at the airport and another at a subway station during the busy rush hour commute. Dozens of people have been killed and injured by the explosions.

ISIS (the Islamic State organization) has claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating “we are promising the Crusader nations which have aligned themselves against the Islamic State that dark days are coming,” according to the New York Times.

The New York Times provides an analysis of recent ISIS attacks:

Le Soir, one of the major Brussels newspapers, reports on the Brussels attacks in French.

Le Monde and Libération have French language reporting from Paris, which is still recovering from a series of major attacks by ISIS in November 2015.

The New York Times and BBC have extensive reporting on the Brussels attacks in English.

Mutual Imaginings of Europe and the Middle East (800-1700)

A conference is being organized at Barnard College on “Beyond Borders: Mutual Imaginings of Europe and the Middle East (800-1700).” Faculty and graduate students in medieval early modern European and Mediterranean history may be interested in this conference.

Northern Illinois University graduate students who participated in my seminar on Religious Violence from 1500 to Today last semester may want to consider submitting a proposal.

Here is the conference call for papers:

Paper proposals are being accepted for Barnard College’s 25th Biannual Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference, “Beyond Borders: Mutual Imaginings of Europe and the Middle East (800-1700),” to be held at Barnard College (New York NY) on Saturday 3 December 2016.

Recent scholarship is challenging the stark border between Europe and the Middle East during the long period between 800-1700.  Rather than thinking of these areas in isolation, scholars are revealing…