Monthly Archives: April 2011

Nabil Matar Lecture

Posted on April 9, 2011 by briansandberg

Nabil Matar (Presidential Professor, Departments of English and History, the Religious Studies Program, University of Minnesota) “Henry Stubbe and the first use of Christian Arabic sources about Muhammad” Friday 15 April 2011, 4:00 pm Pick 016 University of Chicago Co-sponsored by … Continue reading →

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Guns in Film

Posted on April 9, 2011 by briansandberg

When did guns become pervasive in film?  Perhaps earlier than you imagine…. This is a shootout scene from The Great Train Robbery (1903). Milos Stehlik, of Facets in Chicago, considered the portrayal of guns in film recently on WBEZ’s Worldview. … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Disaster in Japanese Film

Posted on April 8, 2011 by briansandberg

Chicago’s Worldview featured a story today on “Nuclear Disaster in Japanese Film,” by Facets film commentator Milos Stehlik.  This piece does not really have any great new revelations, but does provide a nice introduction to nuclear nightmares in postwar Japanese … Continue reading →

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Recent Civil War Films

Posted on April 8, 2011 by briansandberg

I recently came across an article from the American Historical Association’s Perspectives examining historical films portraying the American Civil War since Glory. Students in HIST 390 History and Film: War in Film may be interested in this article.  

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Higher Education as an Export?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by briansandberg

A new article by the Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Commerce Department treats Higher Education in the United States as an exportable commodity. Undoubtedly American higher education involves study abroad programs, student exchange programs, international student recruitment, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Conference on Imperialism

Posted on April 8, 2011 by briansandberg

Between Friction and Collaboration: Imperial Elites and Local Powerbrokers Northwestern University, 15-16 April 2011 Northwestern University is hosting an upcoming conference on imperialism, entitled “Between Friction and Collaboration: Imperial Elites and Local Powerbrokers.” Graduate students at Northern Illinois University working … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, History of Violence, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

The New Mediterranean Geopolitics

Posted on April 8, 2011 by briansandberg

French military intervention in the Libyan civil war has prompted new thinking about French military policies and about international politics in the Mediterranean region. Le Monde published a debate between several experts on Mediterranean culture and politics, including the historian … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Comparative Revolutions, Empires and Imperialism, French History, Mediterranean World, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Guns on Campus?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by briansandberg

State legislatures in a number of states are considering laws that would allow guns (in some cases including concealed handguns) on university and college campuses. In some states, such legislation appears to be voluntary—permitting higher education institutions to decide whether … Continue reading →

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French Military Intervention in Libya and the Ivory Coast

Posted on April 6, 2011 by briansandberg

France is suddenly very active in African conflicts, with major military interventions in Libya and the Ivory Coast. French forces have long been involved in the Ivory Coast and in other west African nations where France arguably still has neocolonial … Continue reading →

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Hunt for the “real” Mona Lisa

Posted on April 6, 2011 by briansandberg

The never-ending hunt for the “real” woman portrayed in Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is taking a new twist.  In the latest CSI-meets-art history research, an Italian art historian is attempting to locate and exhume the body of Lisa Gherardini, … Continue reading →

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