Resources for Historical Thinking
A new Pentagon policy issued by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth places sharp limits on the religious identities of U.S. military personnel and prioritizes Christian denominations for support by military chaplains. The Defense Department will no longer allow military service Continue reading
Atelier Méditerranée on Oceanic Spaces and Global Microhistories Iméra · Institut d’Etudes Avancées d’Aix Marseille Université Monday 8 June, 14 – 18h This workshop on Oceanic Spaces and Global Microhistories reexamines the concept and practices of Microhistory, a methodological approach Continue reading
Representatives of the French Republic are preparing to repeal the infamous Code Noir, a law which governed the system of slavery in the French empire during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Code Noir was originally issued as a royal Continue reading
I enjoyed participating in the recent historical workshop on The Army of Flanders: Crossroads of Peoples, Crucible of Nations (1567–1706) at the War Heritage Institute in Bruxelles. Thanks to Maurizio Arfaioli, Natasja Peeters, Nand Cremers for organizing this fascinating workshop Continue reading
Ce mardi 12 mai, vous êtes invité de nous joindre pour un Atelier Méditerranée sur Pluralité des régimes d’esclavage en Méditerranée à l’époque moderne. Cet atelier aura lieu le mardi 12 mai 2026 en présentielle à l Iméra et en version Continue reading
Vous êtes invités au colloque Changements Climatiques et Conflits Religieux pendant le Petit Âge Glaciaire, à l Iméra · Institut d’Etudes Avancées d’Aix Marseille Université, 2 place Leverrier, 13004 Marseille – France le lundi 27 avril et mardi 28 avril. Ce Continue reading
A federal judge in the United States has invalidated the mass firings at the Voice of America that were carried out in 2025 by Kari Lake, a Trump administration appointee. A federal judge on Saturday ruled that the appointment of Continue reading
Constructing European Historical Narratives in the Early Modern World (Toronto: Iter, 2025) is now out in paperback! I contributed a chapter on “Crusading Engagements: French Nobles’ Family Histories of Religious Violence,” in Constructing Historical Narratives in Early Modern France, ed. Continue reading
Histoire Contestée : Les usages du passé et libertés académiques Pour cette première session collective du cycle de rencontres Ouvertures, Brian Sandberg, historien et Senior Fellow 2025-2026, propose un après-midi dédié à la contestation de l’Histoire et aux guerres culturelles. Continue reading
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! Historians across the United States are commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr., today (19 January 2026) in troubled times. Historians are reinterpreting the Civil Rights Movement and its significance, even as civil rights and human Continue reading