Symposium: the Future of Democracy A symposium for PhD researchers and Research Master students from Dutch universities with Prof. Jürgen Habermas, recipient of the 2013 Erasmus Prize, Prof. Siep Stuurman (Utrecht University) and Prof. Ingrid Robeyns (Erasmus University Rotterdam). Organized by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, the Huizinga Research Institute and Graduate School for Cultural History,… lees meer →
Huizinga summer school 2013 – Cultures of war and peace
International Conference and Summer School: Cultures of War and Peace Conference: 17 – 19 June 2013 Summer school: 17-20 June 2013 and further dates Conference Summer school: masterclasses and workshops conference page Credits: 5 ECTS PDF programme Conference PDF complete programme Summer school Open to: all No fee Open to: PhD candidates and RMa-students Fee… lees meer →
Call for papers – Games of late modernity
Games of late modernity Johan Huizinga’s Homo Ludens: 75 Years Later (Tilburg University, January 15-17 2014) The end of this year will be marked by the 75th anniversary of Johan Huizinga’s classic study of the Homo Ludens. Its main thesis is, as striking as it is simple, well known: Culture is founded on and as… lees meer →
Leesgenootschap De Boekzaal
Leesgenootschap De Boekzaal (voorheen Leesclub vroeg moderne literatuur) heeft naast een nieuwe naam nu ook een wordpress. Voor toegang hiertoe neem contact op met Fernie Maas: ferniemaas[at]gmail[dot]com. De volgende bijeenkomst vindt plaats op 28 mei (let op: gewijzigde datum!), 15.00u, VU, in 10A-10 (hoofdgebouw VU). Dit zal een werkbijeenkomst worden over vroegmoderne voorwerken. Alle participanten worden… lees meer →
International Conference: Cultures of War and Peace – 17-19 June 2013
Huizinga Institute International Conference Cultures of War and Peace 17 – 19 June 2013, The Hague and Utrecht Tthis conference is part of our Summer school. Participation in the conference is open to all and free. Registration is obligatory; send an email with your name and affiliation to huizinga-fgw@uva.nl. PDF of the Conference Programme Monday… lees meer →
Lecture: Heroism in the Dutch Republic
RESEARCH SEMINAR - ERASMUS CENTER for Early Modern Studies, ROTTERDAM Date: Thursday, May 30, 2013 Speaker: FRANK DAUDEIJ (Rotterdam) Subject: Heroism in the Dutch Republic In an oration held on February 5, 1691, celebrating the return of Stadholder-King William III, Goverd Bidloo states that the only way Europe and the United Netherlands can save themselves from Louis XIV is by the deeds… lees meer →
Call for papers: Art on the Move: Cultural Transmission and Artistic Exchange in the Low Countries, 1572-1700
Call for Papers Art on the Move Cultural Transmission and Artistic Exchange in the Low Countries, 1572-1700 International Conference Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, The Netherlands 10-11 April 2014 During the seventeenth century the market for visual arts flourished in the Dutch Republic, ranging from cheap prints to top-quality paintings. Meanwhile the Southern Netherlands experienced… lees meer →
