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Flash essay Jelena Beočanin: ‘Whose story is this? Questioning co-creation of oral history narratives’

5 September 2024 | News
In de cursus Oral history and memory culture maken onze cursisten in een aantal modules stapsgewijs kennis met oral history als bron en methode. Als eindopdracht nemen zij zelf een interview af. Over deze ervaring schrijven ze een kort essay. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————- Whose story is this? Questioning co-creation of oral history narratives Jelena Beočanin Erasmus University...

Huizinga Institute Academic Year Opening 2024-2025 – 4 October 2024

27 June 2024 | News
In the afternoon of Friday 4 October 2024, the Huizinga Institute kicks off the academic year 2024-2025 with a festive Year Opening. All members – (future) RMA, PhD, Seniors – are warmly invited to attend. Location: Utrecht University, Drift 21, room 0.05 (Sweelinckzaal) Programme 15:00 – 15:10      Word of welcome by Arnoud Visser,...

Looking back: Spring School 2024

17 June 2024 | News
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Spring School 2024: Landscape History & Ecology (27-31 May, Ghent) By: Estel van den Berg DAY 1: On the 27th of May we gathered at the STAM museum in Ghent for the exhibition ‘Ghent’s Lands’, on the rich history of the city of Ghent’s agricultural lands from the 12th century...

Course registration new RMA students

27 May 2024 | News
If you are RMA students that starts in 2024-2025, but you are not yet registered with a National Research School by your local graduate school, you can already enroll in our courses and activities. Please enroll via the form on the specific course page(s). In the remarks section, mention that you will start your RMA...

In memoriam Willem Frijhoff (1942-2024)

16 April 2024 | News
Op 5 april overleed de bekende historicus Willem Frijhoff op 81-jarige leeftijd. Zijn invloed op de beoefening van de cultuurgeschiedenis in Nederland was groot en zijn betrokkenheid bij het Huizinga Instituut speelde daarbij een belangrijke rol. Frijhoff was persoonlijk al een schoolvoorbeeld van culturele vorming. Afkomstig uit een eenvoudig katholiek middenstandsgezin, ging het ‘knapste jongetje...

Willem Frijhoff (1942-2024)

15 April 2024 | News
It is with great sadness that the Huizinga Institute has learned of the passing of our esteemed colleague Professor Willem Frijhoff (1942-2024). Willem Frijhoff played a key role in the rise of cultural history in the Netherlands since the 1980s: in many inspiring books and articles he introduced new concepts and methods. He contributed to...

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,...

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...

Share your plans: organize a masterclass, workshop or other Huizinga-activity

13 March 2022 | News
Our goal is to give you the best education opportunities possible. That requires a demand-driven programme, for which we need your help. Do you miss anything in the Huizinga Institute’s programme? And do you have ideas for a ReMa-PhD Masterclass, Workshop, Atelier or course? Or an activity focused on community/platform building? For examples, see our...