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The OPG-RSPH Newletter May is out!
The OPG newsletter of May is out, in which among other things: Lotte van Hasselt, the new OPG coordinator, introduces herself, Solange Ploeg looks back on the Workshop Audiovisual media sources and digital methods, you can read about the upcoming conference of the APH and much more. Enjoy reading!
New Coordinator RSPH-OPG: Lotte van Hasselt
Lotte van Hasselt recently defended her PhD dissertation Deserving Refugees? The Evolution of a Concept in the Dutch Republic, 1570–1730s at the University of Amsterdam. She previously completed her bachelor’s degrees in History and Archaeology, as well as a research master’s in History, at the same university. In addition to her upcoming position as coordinator of the Research School Political History, she also just started as managing editor for Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis. She is excited to join the Research School and looks forward to collaborating with its community of scholars and students.
Boekpresentatie: Land van redenaars en debat
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itgeverij Prometheus en Henk te Velde nodigen u uit voor de boekpresentatie van Land van redenaars en debat, op donderdag 15 mei 2025 om 15.45 uur, Turfmarkt 99 in Den Haag. Het eerste exemplaar wordt aangeboden aan Frans Timmermans. Aanmelden kan via publiciteit@pbo.nl, onder vermelding van ‘Boekpresentatie Land van redenaars en debat’.
BHIC Fellowships: Twee nieuwe beurzen voor Brabantse geschiedschrijving
Het Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC) in ’s-Hertogenbosch stelt jaarlijks vier beurzen beschikbaar ten behoeve van onderzoek naar het verleden van de provincie Noord-Brabant, aan de hand van de collectie van het BHIC. Deze Fellowships staan open voor jonge enthousiaste onderzoekers, die pas zijn afgestudeerd (Bachelor of Master). We zoeken momenteel twee fellows voor de periode september 2025 t/m januari 2026. Deadline aanmelden: 2 juni 2025.
Training RSPH
May 16: Event PhD Council: Tour through the IISG Archives
In three weeks, on Friday May 16, we are organising a new event with the RSPH PhD council. From 13:00 onwards, we will take a tour through the archives of the IISG in Amsterdam. We will hear about the inner workings of the archives, the challenges of keeping an ever-expanding archive, and the usefulness of the IISG for political historians. Afterwards there will of course be drinks! If you want to join, please send an email to j.lammertsvanbueren@uu.nl before May 12 🗓️. We are looking forward to seeing many of you there!
Preparatory Webinars for het APH conference ‘How to Decolonize Political History’
The APH is hosting preparatory webinars on May 7 and 21 for the conference “How to Decolonize Political History” June 18-20 in Antwerp. More information can be found here.
The organization urges OPG members to attend the congress, even if they do not speak! You can register until June 11 via the registration form. Take a look at the program.
Report Workshop Audiovisual media sources and digital methods
Should political historians also be media historians? If so, which historiographical debates should they be aware of? And how should they go about analyzing audiovisual media sources? On March 28th at the Dutch Institute for Sound and Vision (Beeld en Geluid, B&G) in Hilversum, a group of ReMA-students and PhD-candidates of the Research School for Political History (RSPH) discussed these and other questions and consequently reflected on the ways in which audiovisual media sources could be useful for their own research.
How to Decolonize Political History
The 12th Annual Conference of the Association for Political History
- Date: Wednesday 18 till Friday 20 June 2025
- Location: University of Antwerp – Conference center Grauwzusters