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Posthumus Conference 2026 (Amsterdam, 21-22 May 2026) – registration open now!
The N.W. Posthumus Institute is happy to welcome you at the Posthumus Conference 2026, to be held on 21 and 22 May 2026 at the International Institute of ...
Book workshop (Leiden, 4 June 2026) – deadline applications 1 May 2026
On 4 June 2026, the N.W. Posthumus Institute, organises a book workshop, to be led by initiator Viola Müller, postdoc researcher and lecturer within the ...
Nieuw Oral History Portal BHIC gelanceerd
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Onlangs heeft het Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC) het Oral History Portal gelanceerd. De portal is opgezet ...
Prof. F. de Vries-lecture 2026 delivered by Nobel laureate Joel Mokyr
On 13 May 2026, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), together with the Foundation Prof. F. de Vries, jointly organise the Prof. F. de ...
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Bram Hilkens
On 22 May 2026, Posthumus alumnus Bram Hilkens will defend the PhD thesis ‘Living off the Land? Land Inequality in Early Modern Holland, ...
Call for papers and panels: MarxismNL Conference 2026: ‘Pulling the Emergency Brake’ – deadline 29 May 2026
On 8 and 9 October 2026, MarxismNL will organise its first conference. MarxismNL is a network of Marxist students, researchers, and teachers active in the ...
Twee Elisabeth H. Korvezee Fellowships voor recent (< 3 jaar) BA/MA-afgestudeerden (BHIC) – deadline 14 juni 2026
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Het Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (BHIC) stelt twee Elisabeth H. Korvezee Fellowships beschikbaar voor de ...
RIAS-POSTHUMUS PhD Workshop: From Research to Publication (Middelburg, 8 May 2026) – deadline 1 May 2026
The Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) and the research network ‘Societies in Context’ of the Posthumus Institute (research ...
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Dinos Sevdalakis
On 8 June 2026, Posthumus alumnus Dinos Sevdalakis will defend the thesis ‘Tracing the roots of population growth: Fertility and mortality ...
Public Lecture ‘Project 1834’ by Dr Kate Ekama
On 24 June 2026, Dr Kate Ekama (Stellenbosch University) will deliver a public lecture on the brand-new ‘Project 1834’, which relates to ...
Masterclass ‘Social Histories of Dutch Colonialism in the Indian Ocean World’ with Professor Nigel Worden
On 24 June 2026, the research groups ‘Colonial Relations and Structures’ and the ‘Radboud Group for Historical Demography and Family History’ (both Radboud ...
Symposium ‘Facing Crisis: Interdisciplinary Symposium in the Humanities ‘ (Nijmegen, 16 April 2026)
Continuing a tradition that started only last year, the students of Radboud University’s Research Master in Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies will ...
TSEG Special Edition in honor of Marlou Schrover and Leo Lucassen out now
The TSEG – The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History recently published a special issue on the theme ‘Pioneers in Migration ...
Valedictory lecture Professor Jan Kok
On 25 June 2026, Jan Kok, Professor of Economical, Social and Demographic History at the Faculty of Arts, Radboud University, and longstanding member of ...
Call for papers 2026 Special Issue Journal for the History of Environment and Society – deadline 31 August 2026
The editorial board of the Journal for the History of Environment and Society (JHES), among whom a large number of Posthumus fellows, invites submissions ...
Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumna Alessandra De Mulder
On 27 March 2026, Posthumus alumna Alessandra De Mulder (University of Antwerp) successfully defended the thesis ‘Embedding a consumer revolution: ...
Call for participants Summer School ‘Tensions of Europe 2026’ (Dordrecht, 6-7 July 2026) – deadline 15 April 2026
The Tensions of Europe Early Career Scholars Network welcomes applications from both PhDs and Postdocs for the Summer School ‘Tensions of Europe ...
Agenda
Book launch ‘Lives, Land, and Labour: A Social History of Eighteenth-Century Sri Lanka’ by Posthumus fellow Luc Bulten
Symposium ‘Facing Crisis: Interdisciplinary Symposium in the Humanities ‘ (Nijmegen, 16 April 2026)
Seminar and Workshop ‘Trust, institutions and capitalism in early modern Europe’ – keynote Prof. Craig Muldrew
Dag van de Nieuwste Geschiedenis – Journée de l’Histoire Contemporaine 2026 – deadline 1 Feb 2026
RIAS-POSTHUMUS PhD Workshop: From Research to Publication (Middelburg, 8 May 2026) – deadline 1 May 2026
Datini-ESTER Advanced Seminar 2026: ‘From craft guilds to unions’
Prof. F. de Vries-lecture 2026 delivered by Nobel laureate Joel Mokyr
Posthumus Conference 2026 (Amsterdam, 21-22 May 2026) – registration open now!
PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Bram Hilkens
Call for abstracts Workshop ‘From Matrimonial Ads to Dating Apps: Unraveling the Partnering Market’ – deadline 15 April 2026
Calls
- Call for papers and panels: MarxismNL Conference 2026: ‘Pulling the Emergency Brake’ – deadline 29 May 2026
- Twee Elisabeth H. Korvezee Fellowships voor recent (< 3 jaar) BA/MA-afgestudeerden (BHIC) – deadline 14 juni 2026
- RIAS-POSTHUMUS PhD Workshop: From Research to Publication (Middelburg, 8 May 2026) – deadline 1 May 2026
- Posthumus Conference 2026 (Amsterdam, 21-22 May 2026) – registration open now!
- Book workshop (Leiden, 4 June 2026) – deadline applications 1 May 2026
- Call for papers 2026 Special Issue Journal for the History of Environment and Society – deadline 31 August 2026
- Call for participants Summer School ‘Tensions of Europe 2026’ (Dordrecht, 6-7 July 2026) – deadline 15 April 2026
- Call for papers Conference ‘Households as Coercive Labour Regimes II’ (Bonn, 15-17 Jan 2027) – deadline 15 April 2026
- Conference ‘Bridging Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Environmental History of the Low Countries’ – deadline 30 Apr 2026
- Call for abstracts ESTER RDC 2026 (KU Leuven, Belgium, 26-28 October 2026) – deadline abstracts 15 June 2026
- Call for papers and sessions ESSHC 2027 (Lyon, France, 21-24 April 2027) – deadline 15 April 2026
- KNAW Trailblazers Fund for early-career first-generation academics – deadline 29 April 2026
- Call for papers 5th Doctoral School in Medieval Economic History – deadline 30 April 2026
- Posthumus Summer School 2026 ‘Crises and History’: Theme and dates announced – deadline registration 1 June 2026
- Call for abstracts Workshop ‘From Matrimonial Ads to Dating Apps: Unraveling the Partnering Market’ – deadline 15 April 2026
Positions
- Vacature historisch geograaf / landschapshistoricus (RAAP) – deadline 23 april 2026
- Vacancy: Assistant managing editor ((R)MA student) Journal for the History of Knowledge – deadline 10 April 2026
- PhD Candidate in Environmental History 19th–20th Centuries (Université Lumière Lyon 2) – deadline 25 May 2026
- PhD position DISMANTLE research project on medieval representations of disability (Leiden University) – deadline 15 April 2026
- PhD positie FWO Project ‘Labore et Constantia. Continuïteit en verandering in de werkritmes in de Plantijnse drukkerij (ca. 1580-1840)’ (UA) – deadline 1 juli 2026
- PhD position ‘Food for thought. The science of blockades, 1914-1918 and 1939-1945’ (U. of Amsterdam) – deadline 17 April 2026
