Huizinga Instituut
Netherlands Research School for Cultural HistoryThe Huizinga Institute is the Dutch National Research School for Cultural History. We provide interuniversity education for PhD candidates and RMA students, and serve as a national forum for the discipline.
Cultural History Agenda & Calls
Meeting RNW Oral History – The Multivoiced Archive: (how) can we make oral history archives reparatory?
Location: Utrecht, Drift 27, room 0.72 (Please note: the location of this meeting has been changed) Date and time: Friday 23 January, from 14:30 (doors… read more
Conference: The Poetics of Olfaction, 1500-1800 – 27-28 January 2026
What does it mean to perceive smell? This question fascinated literary writers of the early modern period (1500–1800): their work abounds in references to and… read more
CfP: Tragedy and Resistance – 16-17 April 2026
Call for Papers Tragedy and Resistance, 16-17 April, 2026 Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus, Berlin (https://lfbrecht.de/) Keynote Speakers: Professor Caroline Levine (Cornell University), author of The… read more
News
PhD/RMA Writing Sessions – February 2026
The PhD/RMA council will be hosting new writing sessions in February. Doing research can be quite isolating. Our writing sessions are open to all… read more
Call: Organise a Huizinga Institute activity (e.g. masterclass, workshop) on ReMa/PhD level – DL: 1 March 2026
The Huizinga Institute offers Research Master students and PhD candidates, as well as senior members, the opportunity to organise a masterclass, workshop, or other activity… read more
Selma Leydesdorff (1949-2025)
The Huizinga Institute mourns the passing of our respected colleague professor Selma Leydesdorff (1949-2025). Selma was actively involved in the development of women’s history and… read more
Upcoming HI Courses & Events
PhD Core Course 1: Positioning and designing your research
18 February - 8 April 2026 | 6 ECTS | PhD
Prof Arnoud Visser, Utrecht University
RMA Thematic course: ‘Uses of History’
19 February - 26 March 2026 | 5 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr David de Boer, Radboud University Nijmegen
Cultural Historian’s Toolbox (PhD Core Course 2): Oral History and Cultural Memory
20 February - 27 March 2026 | 2 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr Barbara Henkes, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Dr Dienke Hondius, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dr Marloes Hülsken, Radboud University Nijmegen
Dr Norah Karrouche, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dr Susan Hogervorst, Open University of the Netherlands
Book launch ‘Cultural History for a Changing World’ (Bloomsbury, 2026)
25 March 2026 | 1 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Workshop series ‘Image revolutions. Printmaking in the Low Countries from woodcut to lithography’
30 March - 17 April 2026 | 2 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr Marlise Rijks, Ghent University
Propose an activity
Each year, the curriculum of the Huizinga Institute is enriched with several masterclasses and workshops. The Huizinga Institute relies on the input of its members – senior members, RMA students and PhD candidates – for designing and organising these events. We always welcome proposals and have funding available for selected plans. Proposed activities may take on different forms, such as a research seminar with (international) experts or a more practice-oriented workshop in the (work)field, and may be aimed at any subdiscipline in the broad cultural historical field.