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Change of coordinators Posthumus Research Network ‘Roots and Routes in Colonial and Global History’
At the end of this academic year, Professor Ulbe Bosma (IISH) will complete his task in the coordinating team of the Posthumus Research Network ‘Roots and Routes in Colonial and Global History’. Ulbe was one of the founders and initiators of this network and has managed, in close cooperation with his fellow coordinators, to create a strong and extensive network of Dutch and Flemish scholars, whose aim it is to combine a global approach with a sensitivity for local and emic perspectives. The N.W. Posthumus Institute owes Ulbe many thanks for his efforts over the past years.
As of the start of the new academic year, Dr Margot Luyckfasseel (University of Antwerp) will join the current other coordinators Dr Dries Lyna (Radboud University) and Dr Elisabeth Heijmans (moving from the University of Antwerp to IISH this summer) as new member of the coordination team of the research network. Margot specialises in Congolese history from below (late 19th century to the present), with a thematic focus on urban-rural relations, language ideologies, and debates on “authenticity”. Additionally, she is developing an interest in socio-economic themes such as slavery, labor, and trade. The N.W. Posthumus Institute is glad to welcome her as new network coordinator.
