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Save the date: HI Academic Year Opening 2023-2024

8 June 2023 | News
Dear all, We still have a few busy months and a relaxing summer ahead of us, but at the Huizinga Institute we are already excitingly looking forward to next academic year. Our Academic Year Opening will take place on Thursday 28 September 2023. More information will follow after the summer, but we invite you all...

New editorial team Shells and Pebbles

5 June 2023 | News
Recently, a number of PhD candidates centred around the History and Philosophy of Science group at Utrecht University have taken over the editorship of the history of science and the humanities platform “Shells and Pebbles”. They are very excited to bring new impetus to the blog over the coming months and years. For those that...

Looking back on the Spring School ‘Historical Performance Studies’ – a report by Caroline Baetens

11 April 2023 | News
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Spring School 2023 – Historical Performance Studies Report by participant Caroline Baetens Org: Huizinga Instituut, UGent (Doctoral Schools), ENLIGHT Network, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University of Göttingen, Onderzoekschool voor Mediëvistiek, GEMS (UGent), Thalia (UGent). 27/03-31/03, Groningen DAY 1 Monday the 27th of March we gathered in the University building in the centre...

Huizinga Institute Career Podcast #6: Martijn Kitzen

2 March 2023 | Careers
Doe je onderzoek naar een onderwerp binnen militaire geschiedenis, of ben je geïnteresseerd in werken bij Defensie? Dan is onze podcast aflevering met Martijn Kitzen echt iets voor jou. Martijn is gepromoveerd op Nederlandse counterinsurgency in Atjeh en in Uruzgan en nu professor bij de Nederlandse Defensie Academie. Samen spreken we over zijn eerdere ervaringen...

Join the HI Slack channel for Digital Humanities

1 March 2023 | News
Are you working with or interested in digital humanities/computational humanities? Then we invite you to join the Huizinga Instituut Slack channel dedicated to DH! The channel serves as a network and contact point for both junior and senior researchers in the field. It allows you to easily share tips and articles, ask questions, discuss topics,...

Meet the PhD/RMA Council

6 February 2023 | News
The PhD/RMA Council facilitates the communication between the Institute and its members, helps in the evaluation of courses, and provides valuable input into the content and setup of the Huizinga curriculum. At the beginning of the new calendar year, the members of the Council are happy to introduce themselves. Alie Lassche is a PhD candidate...

HI promovendus Johan Visser (UL) wint negende Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt-scriptieprijs

31 January 2023 | News
Utrecht, 28 januari – Johan Visser (Universiteit Leiden) heeft met zijn masterscriptie  De geschiedenis van een bloedbad. Zutphen en 1572 dit jaar de Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt-scriptieprijs voor geschiedenis gewonnen. De prijs werd in samenwerking met weekblad EW voor de negende maal uitgereikt.  Nadat juryvoorzitter dr. Ineke Huysman het juryrapport had voorgelezen, ontving de winnaar...

Maak kennis met Project Ergoedtalent

20 December 2022 | News
Project Erfgoedtalent wordt uitgevoerd door Vriens Archeo Flex, een uitzend- en detacheringsbureau gespecialiseerd in vacatures binnen de culturele erfgoedsector. Vriens Archeo Flex wil met project Erfgoedtalent een brug bouwen tussen jong en “oud” en de sector, waarbij we jou een stap verder helpen. Wij willen jou, als starter, de mogelijkheid bieden om jouw werkervaring te...

New HI board member: Dr Yolanda Rodríguez Pérez (UvA)

19 December 2022 | News
Recently, Prof. Joep Leerssen (UvA) stepped down as Huizinga Institute board member because of his retirement. We are grateful for all his dedication to the institute during the past 27(!) years. Luckily we found a great successor in Dr Yolanda Rodríguez Pérez. Yolanda Rodríguez Pérez is Associate Professor of European Literature and Culture at the...

New: Huizinga Institute Alumni Directory

11 October 2022 | News
Over the last 27 years, the Huizinga Institute has supported over 650 PhD students in their projects. This makes for an extensive Huizinga alumni community with alumni working in various fields such as academia, governmental institutions, journalism, or as freelance historians. We are happy that many of them are also still active members of the...