| | Lotte van Hasselt on her PhD thesis: 'Deserving Refugees? The Evolution of a concept in the Dutch Republic' |
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| | Migration is currently one of the most important themes in politics, but how did the Netherlands deal with refugees and migrants in the early modern period? Lotte van Hasselt investigated this question in her dissertation 'Deserving Refugees? The Evolution of a concept in the Dutch Republic', for which she received her doctorate at the end of January. | |
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ERC European Quran workshop | The workshop on 6 and 7 March brings together speakers who address cooperation (either voluntary or forced) among religious and ethnic boundaries in the study of the Quran between the early Middle Ages and the first half of the nineteenth century. If you want to attend panels and lunch, please let follow the link below.
Should you have any questions about the workshop, please let Yvette Broex (y.m.broex@uva.nl) or Gerard Wiegers (g.a.wiegers@uva.nl) know.
| | For the full programme and registration go here → |
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| The Female Impact Symposium | | The 30th of June and the 1st of July, we will gather at the Trippenhuis for a symposium marking the culmination of four years of research by The Female Impact project. This landmark event will showcase new research results, featuring presentations by our project members and distinguished guest speakers. Alongside engaging discussions, we will offer exclusive tours of the historic Trippenhuis, providing a unique backdrop to our findings. | | More information → |
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| Snow White in Yiddish for children | | We are pleased to extend a warm invitation to you for a special theater performance presented by this year’s Yiddish students at the University of Amsterdam. This year’s Purimshpil, inspired by the classic Snow White story in Yiddish for children (originally published in Poland in 1918), promises to be a unique cultural experience. The performance will feature rhyming theatrical texts, lively music, and humor, capturing the joyful spirit of the Purimshpil tradition. | |
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UvA historians contribute to The Story of the Netherlands - Amsterdam |
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| | In the tv-series The Story of the Netherlands - Amsterdam, Daan Schuurmans takes you on a journey through 750 years of history of our capital in four episodes. UvA historians, including Jouke Turpijn, Laura van Hasselt, Tim Verlaan, Bart Wallet, Frans Camphuijsen and Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz, contributed to the series. | |
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| Lecture: Female Spaces in Medieval Amsterdam | On March 8, International Women's Day, Serena Ferente gives a lecture about the life of women in Medieval Amsterdam. This lecture analyses the concept of 'female spaces' and uses it to explore the lives of women in medieval Amsterdam.
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| | ASH Shut up and Write! | | P.C. Hoofthuis 2.14, 09:00 - 17:00 | Shut up and Write! is an initiative of ASH PhD representative Elsa Lucassen for ASH PhD researchers. Consider this day a writing retreat close to home. It will be at the UvA, but not in your usual office space.
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| | PhD Defence: Carl Deussen | | Agnietenkapel, 13:00 | Carl Deussen GER / ASH PhD candidate, will defend the dissertation titled: "The Affects of Imperial Collecting, The Case of the German Anthropologist Wilhelm Joest (1852-1897)" supervised by prof. dr. M.S. (Manon) Parry; copromotor: prof. dr. C. (Chiara) de Cesari.
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| | Creative Writing Workshop for staff | ASH offers a Creative Writing Workshop by Marie Beauchamps on March 13, 20 and 27. The number of participants is limited, and the workshop is open to staff only. This workshop makes space to explore a diverse and creative pallet of writing styles in academic writing practices.
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| | Global Political Thought seminar: Prof Avi Lifschitz | | University Library, 16:00 - 18:00 | The Global Political Thought research group invites you to a seminar titled "The limits of Enlightenment: Frederick II, the philosophes and the common people)" by Prof Avi Lifschitz (Oxford University).
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