Category: Agenda
Workshop ‘A peek into the neighbour’s garden’ (University of Antwerp)
The Centre for Urban History (University of Antwerp) and the N.W. Posthumus network Economy and Society of the Pre-Industrial Low Countries in a Comparative Perspective jointly organise the workshop ‘A peek into the neighbours’ garden’ on Friday 15 November 2024.…
PhD Course ‘The Versatile Interior’ (Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, 27-11 November 2024)
The PhD School of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts is offering the PhD course ‘The Versatile Interior’ on 27-29 November 2024. This PhD course aims to explore interiors as versatile, ambiguous and complex phenomena. Through architectural history, social…
Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumna Aditi Dixit
On 17 May 2024, Posthumus alumna Aditi Dixit successfully defended her thesis ‘Asian Divergence in an Age of Globalisation: Textile Manufacturing, Trade, and the State in India and Japan, ca. 1890-1940’ at Utrecht University. Promotors were Professor Elise van Nederveen…
Seminar ‘CAPASIA: The Asian Origins of Global Capitalism’ (University of Amsterdam and hybrid)
On 21 May 2024, a hybrid seminar will be held jointly by the participants in the CAPASIA and GLOBALISE projects on the topic ‘CAPASIA: The Asian origins of global capitalism’. Confirmed speakers are Maarten Draper and Sebastian Majstorovic, both Research…
ESTER Research Design Course 2024
Please note the deadline has closed 1 July 2024! From 30 September until 2 October 2024 the ESTER Research Design Course (RDC) 2024 will be held at the University of Münster. The 2024 RDC will be hosted by Dr Christine…
Call for papers Economic History Society PhD Thesis Workshop (September 2024, exact date tba; online)
The Economic History Society (EHS) invites submissions to its PhD Thesis Workshop, to be held for the third time via Zoom in September 2024. Participants will share thesis papers or chapters-in-progress with fellow doctoral colleagues in economic and social history,…
Conference ‘Recolonising Empires during the Cold War’ (hybrid) – register asap for attendance in person
On 30 and 31 May 2024, the (In)Equality Platform of Institutions for Open Societies at Utrecht University will organise a conference on ‘Recolonising Empires during the Cold War: Transitional Social Movements and Social Policy in Post-Colonial Areas’. Main organisers are…
Masterclass with Professor Francesca Trivellato
The Huizinga Research Network Archives of Power/The Power of Archives invites PhD students, early-stage postdocs and advanced RMA students affiliated with either the Huizinga Institute or the N.W. Posthumus Institute working on themes such as the (culture of) economic markets…
Jaarcongres Werkgroep Zeventiende Eeuw 2024: ‘Ambacht en ambachtelijkheid in de zeventiende-eeuwse Nederlanden’ – deadline voorstellen 15 mei 2024
~ because of scope, available in Dutch only. Presentations in English are however welcome, contact the organisers for more info ~ Op vrijdag 30 augustus 2024 vindt in Antwerpen het jaarcongres van de Werkgroep Zeventiende Eeuw plaats met als thema…
Voorjaarsbijeenkomst SGVDO: Publiek krediet in Noord en Zuid in de 18e eeuw
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ De voorjaarsbijeenkomst van de Stichting Geschiedenis van de Overheidsfinanciën (SGVDO) van 9 mei 2024 staat in het teken van één van de voornaamste onderdelen van de overheidsfinanciën: de uitvoering van de schuldpolitiek…