Events
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Global Political Thought Seminar and Amsterdam Medieval Seminar: Free Speech in Post-Revolutionary Vietnam
Tuesday 17 February 2026, 16:00 -18:00, Bushuis Room BH E1.02 Kevin Pham (UvA) (https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/p/h/k.d.pham/k.d.pham.html) In 1954, the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) defeated the French military at more »
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19 februari 2026: Utrecht Lecture in Political History by Moritz Mihatsch
Shifting sovereignties — Manifestations of sovereignty from a global historical perspective Sovereignty is once again at the forefront of international debate, especially thanks to the re-election of Donald Trump. However, more »
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Cultural Historian’s Toolbox: Oral History and Cultural Memory. 20 and 27 February and 27 March 2026
Co-organized with Huizinga Institute for Cultural History. This hands-on, interactive course for PhD candidates (also open to RMA students) consists of three days, in Utrecht. Besides practicing with preparing, conducting more »
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Online book launch and discussion: Depoliticisation before Neoliberalism: Contesting the Boundaries of the Political in Modern Europe
onlineWe kindly invite you to the online book launch of the volume Depoliticisation before Neoliberalism: Contesting the Boundaries of the Political in Modern Europe. Edited by Adriejan van Veen (Radboud more »
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Valedictory lecture prof.dr. Susan Legêne
Aula VU, AmsterdamThe Rector Magnificus of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities cordially invite you to attend the public session of the College of more »
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Jaarcongres De Moderne Tijd: Feest! Jubilea en herdenkingen in de moderne tijd, 1780-1940
De werkgroep De Moderne Tijd bestaat in 2026 vijftig jaar. In 1976 werd de Werkgroep De Negentiende Eeuw opgericht en in 2017 breidde ze haar activiteiten uit tot het bredere more »
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Module 8. Advanced Research Design: Presenting and Defending Your Thesis
The OPG module Advanced Research Design: Presenting and Defending Your Thesis has been redesigned. The new format is a two-day program with an overnight stay, replacing the previous one-day event. In this format, more »
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Symposium: It lân fan dream en winsken? Friezen en de Verenigde Staten (1776-2026)
KFG-Sieperda-symposium 10 april 2026 Dit jaar is het 250 jaar geleden dat dertien Amerikaanse staten zich onafhankelijk verklaarden van de Britse monarchie. In Fryslân bestond meteen sympathie voor dit streven. more »
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Conference ‘Ctrl-Alt-History: (Digital) Humanities meets AI’
This conference is organized by the Belgian Association for Contemporary History. They are calling for stand-alone papers, panels, and interactive workshops. More information can be found on the event website. more »
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Summer School: Writing (Past) Empires as National Histories – Legacies of Colonialism and Violence in the Netherlands and Germany – in an international comparative context
Münster , GermanyIn 2025-2026, the RSPH Summer School will focus on how historians have approached Dutch and German colonialism, with particular attention to the interaction between historical narratives and contemporary societal and more »