Category Archives: Lectures and Seminars

The Atlantic World before Jamestown

Posted on January 23, 2019 by

Professor Peter Mancall will be presenting a lecture on the sixteenth-century Atlantic World at the Newberry Library on Saturday, 2 February 2019 at 10 AM – 11:30 AM. “In the 16th-century Atlantic world, nature and culture swirled in people’s minds … Continue reading →

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Summer Archival Studies Seminar

Posted on June 8, 2016 by

The Medici Archive Project is offering a Archival Studies Seminar in Florence this summer. The call for applications reads: The Medici Archive Project (MAP) is pleased to announce the call for participation in our summer seminar in archival studies and … Continue reading →

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Graduate Seminar at the Newberry Library

Posted on June 3, 2016 by

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is hosting a dissertation seminar for early modern historians in Fall 2016. Doctoral students at Newberry Consortium members, such as Northern Illinois University, as encouraged to participate. Here is the Newberry … Continue reading →

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Italian Paleography Seminar

Posted on February 28, 2016 by

2016 Mellon Summer Institute in Italian Paleography at the Newberry Library Application deadline: March 1 The Newberry Library is offering a Summer Institute in Italian Paleography on Monday, June 27-Friday, July 15, 2016. The summer institute will be directed by … Continue reading →

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French Paleography Workshop

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

The Meeter Center for Calvin Studies will be holding a French Paleography Workshop this summer. The workshop is intended to prepare graduate students for manuscript research in French archives and French language collections. Masters students and doctoral candidates in early … Continue reading →

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Strategies of Religious Warfare at EUI

Posted on May 21, 2015 by

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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Early Modern Workshop in Chicago

Posted on April 8, 2015 by

Demystifying the Archives Monday, April 13 The Early Modern Workshop at the University of Chicago is hosting a panel discussion concerning “the process of archival research in a graduate student’s career.” According to the workshop’s announcement, “The aim of this … Continue reading →

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French Paleography Seminar

Posted on February 19, 2015 by

The Newberry Library is offering a seminar in French paleography. The Newberry’s announcement is reposted below: Application deadline: March 1 Mellon Summer Institute in French Paleography June 22 to July 16, 2015, at the Newberry Library, Chicago Led by Marc … Continue reading →

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Religious Fundamentalism and Terrorism

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

Originally posted on Center for the Study of Religious Violence:
Olivier Roy (Professor at the European University Institute, Firenze) is giving a presentation on “Are terrorism and jihadism a consequence of a religious fundamentalist radicalization?” The lecture will be held…

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The Insufficient Ark at U of C

Posted on January 29, 2015 by

The Early Modern Workshop at the University of Chicago is holding a discussion of Maura Capps’ dissertation chapter “The Insufficient Ark: A Political Ecology of a Failed Agricultural Department at the Cape of Good Hope, 1795-1806.” Maura is a PhD … Continue reading →

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