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
Oratie – Danielle van den Heuvel (UU): Hoe de was eens was
Op donderdag 20 november spreekt Danielle van den Heuvel, hoogleraar Vroegmoderne economische en sociale geschiedenis bij de faculteit Geesteswetenschappen van de Universiteit Utrecht, haar oratie uit.… read more
Tiele-Symposium ‘Boeken in de ban’
Wat gebeurt er wanneer verhalen en ideeën als te gevaarlijk worden beschouwd om te delen? Duik samen met de Tiele-Stichting in het thema censuur, van… read more
Rethinking Heritage in the 21st Century – Informal Networking Meeting
When: Friday, 21 November 2025, 13:00-15:00h Where: Radboud University Nijmegen, E9.14 (9th floor Erasmusgebouw) Admission is free! If you’d like to attend, just send an… read more
News
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
Op 6 oktober overleed Selma Leijdesdorff in de leeftijd van 75 jaar
Selma Leijdesdorff was feministe, dwarsdenker, activist, en historica.[1] Haar ontwikkeling als wetenschapper viel samen met de tijd waarin het persoonlijke politiek werd, en ook onderwerp… read more
PhD/RMA Writing Sessions – October/November 2025
Dear members of the Huizinga Institute, Following the successful writing groups last academic year, The PhD/RMA council will be hosting new writing sessions in October… read more
Upcoming HI Courses & Events
PhD Core Course 3: Huizinga PhD Conference
24 November - 25 November 2025 | 2 ECTS (PhD) / 1 ECTS (RMA) | ReMa, PhD
Masterclass ‘Stinking Philosophy!’ with Benjamin Young (University of Nevada, Reno)
3 December 2025 | 1 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr. Benjamin Young, University of Nevada, Reno
Huizinga Winter School: ‘Doing digital history: Analyze and visualize your data’
15 December - 17 December 2025 | 5 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr Pieter van den Heede, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dr Maarten van Dijck, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Prof Ralf Futselaar, Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Limits of Academia? Gender, Religion and the Production of Knowledge in the Early Modern Period
19 December 2025 | no ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Workshop ‘Networks in History’ (Huizinga Institute & N.W. Posthumus Institute)
21 January - 23 January 2026 | 2 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
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.