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Lecture George J. Severs: Out of the Bars and into the Saunas. Rethinking Public Sexual Health Work during the HIV/AIDS Crisis in Britain

Date: 11 March 2026 | Agenda/Calls
Leicester, a city in the English East Midlands, was among the most active centres of HIV/AIDS activism in the country. This lecture explores the efforts which were employed to reach men who had sex with men in Leicester, especially Black and Asian men. Not only did Black and Asian activists radically rethink how sexual health...

Vacature: Promovendus in Journalistiek, Oorlog en Collectief Geheugen: Afghanistan, 2001-2021 (RUG)

Date: 11 March 2026 | Agenda/Calls
Het Centre for Media and Journalism Studies verricht interdisciplinair onderzoek naar onderwerpen die essentieel zijn voor het begrijpen van de rol van media en communicatie in een steeds verder gemediatiseerde samenleving. Het onderzoek van het centrum richt zich op vier onderling samenhangende aandachtsgebieden. Dit onderzoek past binnen het thema New Interdependencies of Journalism en sluit...

Masterclass George J. Severs: Queer(y)ing the Past. Queer Oral History and Archival Research

Date: 12 March 2026 | Agenda/Calls
We will think about the ways in which queer historical actors have inhabited conventional archival spaces as well as created their own, and explore the methodological advantages and constraints of oral history as a means of accessing queer pasts. The masterclass will offer an overview of the development of queer history and give participants the...

CfP: International PhD Seminar in American History / American Studies Middelburg – 17-19 June 2026

Date: 13 March 2026 | Agenda/Calls
The Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) is a leading research center and graduate school, partnered with Leiden University, dedicated to the study of American history, politics, and society. Since 2003, the Institute has organized regular seminars for doctoral students pursuing research in its areas of interest. The RIAS will host its next in-person research...

Vacancy: PhD position on language and power in early colonial North America (LU)

Date: 15 March 2026 | Agenda/Calls
Leiden University has a vacancy for a fully paid 4-year PhD position within the NWO Vidi project ‘Leveraging Language, Proclaiming Power: Linguistic Politics in Early Colonial North America’. The project will examine the interplay of communication practices and power relations in New England, New France, New Netherland, and Virginia in the first half of the...

Book talk: On Pedantry. A Cultural History of the Know-it-All (CHS)

Date: 19 March 2026 | Agenda/Calls
On 19 March, the Cultural History section organises a book talk on the new book On Pedantry. A Cultural history of the Know-it-All, written by Arnoud Visser (Utrecht University). In his book, Visser provides a cultural history of a supremely annoying intellectual vice, and explains why know-it-alls get under our skin, and what their history can teach us. Date and...

Jaarcongres De Moderne Tijd: Feest! en herdenkingen in de moderne tijd, 1780-1940

Date: 20 March 2026 | Agenda/Calls
De werkgroep De Moderne Tijd bestaat in 2026 vijftig jaar. In 1976 werd de Werkgroep De Negentiende Eeuw opgericht en in 2017 breidde ze haar activiteiten uit tot het bredere tijdvak waar ook de late achttiende en vroege twintigste eeuw onder vallen. Het vijftigjarig bestaan is reden voor een jubileumcongres met als thema Feest! Jubilea...

Workshop Introduction to Nodegoat (IISH)

Date: 20 March 2026 | Agenda/Calls
The IISH is hosting a workshop ‘Introduction to Nodegoat’ on Friday the 20th of March. The workshop offers an introduction to Nodegoat (nodegoat.net), a web-based research environment for the humanities, and is given by its developers, Pim van Bree and Geert Kessels. Nodegoat allows users to create their own data models for persons, places, events,...

Call: Expatriate Archive Centre (EAC) Thesis Award (2026)

Date: 31 March 2026 | Agenda/Calls
The EAC Master’s Thesis Award celebrates and rewards scholars who produce outstanding master’s theses that help further our understanding of the impact of expatriation on people’s lives. The Expatriate Archive Centre is now welcoming submissions for the 2026 EAC Thesis Award. The submission deadline is 31 March 2026.   Candidates must ensure their thesis meets the following criteria:...

CfP: Vroegmoderne Ecologieën. Jaarcongres van de Werkgroep de Zeventiende Eeuw, de Werkgroep de Achttiende Eeuw en de Vlaams-Nederlandse Vereniging voor Nieuwe Geschiedenis – 4 september 2026

Date: 1 April 2026 | Agenda/Calls
Datum: Vrijdag 4 september 2026 Locatie: Rubenshuis te Antwerpen Dit jaar organiseren de Werkgroep de Zeventiende Eeuw, de Werkgroep de Achttiende Eeuw en de VNVNG voor het eerst samen een jaarcongres, met als thema Vroegmoderne ecologieën. Het doel is de bredere vroegmoderne gemeenschap bijeen te brengen en gedachten uit te wisselen over de complexe relaties...