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Essaywedstrijd Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome
Het Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome (KNIR) biedt een beurs aan. Gemotiveerde studenten (RMA/MA). kunnen een beursaanvraag indienen om een deel van het onderzoek voor bijvoorbeeld hun scriptie op het KNIR uit te voeren. Studenten krijgen dan een vliegticket, gratis verblijf op het KNIR en een toelage per week, plus natuurlijk onbeperkt gebruik van de prachtige…
Read moreInternship: Van geschiedenis naar actualiteit
Door Wisanne van ‘t Zelfde Al sinds mijn twaalfde is het mijn grote droom om journalist te worden en voor een krant te schrijven. Ik ben geïnteresseerd in bijzondere verhalen. Daarom ben ik geschiedenis gaan studeren. In mijn tweede jaar werd ik redactielid bij de Aanzet en de Argus, twee tijdschriften van de Utrechtse…
Read moreSurvey website and newsletter
The master programme Cultural History has made this website to keep you updated about upcoming lectures, examples of theses of previous years, and other information. Additionally, they send a monthly newsletter. With the following link you can fill in a small survey about both the website and the newsletter. Using your opinion we can…
Read moreEurope. What Else?
This spring, the Nederlands Fotomuseum shows that the work of photographers can make a positive contribution to the debate on Europe. Amid the often dismaying discussions about the future of the Union, it can incite us to examine the situation carefully before jumping to conclusions. Europe. What Else? challenges the visitor to take a broader view…
Read moreThesis: The problem of stuttering. The history of a speech deviation in The Netherlands, 1900-1980
By Rik Mets Stuttering has been around for thousands of years. The earliest examples of this speech impediment include Moses and Demosthenes. Many great names followed, like Winston Churchill, who has earned a place in history as a great orator, but whose peculiar use of voice was a direct consequence of his coping with his…
Read moreUtrecht Historicidagen 2017
HISTORICIDAGEN Geschiedenis Nu! Academiegebouw, Utrecht 24-26 augustus 2017 historicidagen.sites.uu.nl Netwerken – Inspiratie – Oriëntatie – Carrière – Ontspanning In augustus 2017 worden de Historicidagen georganiseerd: drie dagen vol met lezingen, debatten en workshops om de samenwerking tussen alle soorten (kunst)historici te bevorderen, de diversiteit en dynamiek van de historische praktijk te tonen en nieuwe…
Read moreReport on Shared Authority symposium.
The website www.historici.nl has published a report on the symposium on shared authority. Click here for the article.
Read moreThesis: Sint versus Santa; How the debate about Christmas traditions in the Netherlands between 1960 and 1980 meant more than just criticizing Santa
by Matthijs Blatter The process of writing a master’s thesis is a difficult process full of struggles and, of course, tons of research. Some of you might already know that, but for everyone that does not, you better believe it is difficult. During the master programme Cultural History I did an internship at the Museum…
Read moreWinter Course: Computers and Data in Liberal Arts and Sciences 2-20 January 2017
Increasingly, research in all disciplines, from the natural sciences to social sciences and humanities, involves big data. The availability of vast amounts of textual, audio-visual and structured data from digital sources is revolutionising research in the humanities and social sciences. The most advanced scholarship in these areas, currently and in the foreseeable future, relies on…
Read moreInternational Journal for History, Culture and Modernity
If you are writing an essay or thesis on themes connected to cultural history and modernity you could benefit from the open acces peer-reviewed International Journal for History, Culture and Modernity. The journal offers a global perspective on modernity and cultural history. Here you can find a variety of inspiring articles on various topics within…
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