Course description
During CC1 PhD candidates who have just started their project are introduced to the broad field of professional cultural history. In six sessions, they meet their peers and various inspiring experts to build their national network and reflect on the methods, theories and practices in the field, on interdisciplinarity, and the relevance of their own work. They learn to better position their project in a highly interdisciplinary environment, and to access experts and expertise that might be relevant to their project’s success. All in all, the course aims to help them fulfil the transition from being a student to a professional historian. The course is concluded by a position paper of 2-3000 words that builds towards their end-of-year go/no-go chapter. At the end of the course, students have joined or committed to organise a working group of Huizinga members, which functions as a sounding board throughout the remainder of their PhD. This course is open to beginning PhD candidates only.
Programme:
- Wednesday 18 February 2026, 11:00-15:00
Location: Academiegebouw UU, Kanunnikenzaal
Kickoff session (Arnoud Visser)
- Wednesday 25 February 2026, 13:00-16:00 + drinks
Location: Academiegebouw UU, Kanunnikenzaal
Working in Cultural History (Anna Thomas Tijsseling and Anine Wink), followed by drinks
- Wednesday 4 March 2026, 10:00-13:00 + lunch
Location: Academiegebouw UU, Kanunnikenzaal
Positioning Your Research (Willemijn Ruberg), followed by lunch at Slachtstraat Filmtheater (Slachtstraat 5)
- Wednesday 11 March 2026, 10:00-13:00
Location: Israëlslaan 118, 0.07 (note the different location)
Getting the Question Right, and Answering It (Erika Kuijpers and Judith Pollmann)
- Wednesday 18 March 2026, 10:00-13:00
Location: Academiegebouw UU, Kanunnikenzaal
Interdisciplinarity as a Challenge (Inger Leemans)
- Wednesday 25 March 2026, 10.00-13:00
Location: Academiegebouw UU, Belle van Zuylenzaal
Skills for Creating Impact (Lotte Jensen)
- Wednesday 8 April 2026, 12:00-15:00
Location: Academiegebouw UU, Belle van Zuylenzaal
Final session (Arnoud Visser) devoted to discussing your papers and closing discussion
