Author: René van Weeren

On 29 April 2022, the Centre for the Social History of Limburg and Maastricht University organise a public event on trend reversals in the public health of Limburg, in the past and present. Posthumus PhD candidate Mayra Murkens is co-organiser of the event and will present her findings on the historical trend reversal in the high infant and adult mortality in early twentieth-century Maastricht, which is part of her dissertation on socioeconomic and gender inequalities in the course of the health transition in Maastricht.

Theme

The province of Limburg is known for its historical and present-day lower life expectancy compared to other Dutch regions. Speakers from various backgrounds will elaborate on how trend reversals in this disadvantageous position in public health have been or should be accomplished. What were the causes of the lagging position of Limburg? And how has this position been reversed? Which parallels and differences can be found between the historical lag in public health and the present-day one?

How to participate

The event is open to everyone interested, although the working language will be Dutch. Please register before 27 April 2022 by sending an email to the organisers.

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Op donderdag 14 april 2022 organiseert de werkgroep Stedengeschiedenis een bijeenkomst bij de Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (Smallepad 5, Amersfoort) onder de titel ‘Panorama’s’.

Programma

Dagvoorzitter: Dr. Roos van Oosten

Aanmelding

De studiedag is gratis voor eenieder toegankelijk, mits vooraf aangemeld; verzocht wordt daarbij aan te geven of u de bijeenkomst live of online wilt bijwonen.

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De voorjaarsbijeenkomst 2022 van de Stichting Geschiedenis van de Overheidsfinanciën staat in het teken van Nederlands-Indië. Kolonialisme wordt gekenmerkt door ongelijkheid: de ongelijkheid tussen moederland en kolonie (Nederlands-Indië als wingewest) en de (etnische) ongelijkheid binnen de koloniale samenleving. Beide aspecten komen aan bod. Afhankelijk van coronasituatie vindt de bijeenkomst in Leiden of Rotterdam plaats, zie voor updates de webpage van het event via onderstaande knop.

De Stichting Geschiedenis van de Overheidsfinanciën (SGvdO) heeft tot doel het bevorderen van de bestudering van de geschiedenis van de overheidsfinanciën, bij voorkeur in interdisciplinair verband.

Opgeven voor de bijeenkomst kan per e-mail via de organisatie.

Event webpage

The research group of the project Tolerant Migrant Cities? The Case of Holland 1600-1900 in collaboration with the N.W. Posthumus Institute, in particular the Research Network ‘Inclusion, Exclusion, and Mobility’ are pleased to announce that they will be hosting a masterclass by Professor Robert Shoemaker (The University of Sheffield), on 8 June 2022 11:00 to 17:00 (lunch included) at the International Institute of Social History (IISG) in Amsterdam.

On the next day, 9 June, the related Symposium ‘Voices in the Justice System: Agency of Victims, Plaintiffs, Witnesses and the Accused in Global Perspective’ will also be held at the IISH, follow this link for additional info.

About the Speaker

Professor Robert Shoemaker is a Professor of Eighteenth-Century British History at the University of Sheffield who has published widely on social and cultural history, particularly urban history, gender history and the history of crime, justice and punishment. Together with Professor Tim Hitchcock (University of Sussex) and the late Professor Clive Emsley (1944-2020), he initiated the Old Bailey Proceedings Online. Currently he is part of an interdisciplinary project funded by the ESRC on long-term patterns of victims’ access to justice in England over the course of three centuries.

Focus of the Masterclass

The focus of this masterclass will be a methodological discussion on the use of judicial sources as a lens onto everyday lives. We therefore invite junior researchers working on a variety of topics through the lens of judicial sources to apply. Topics could include, but are not limited to: gender, migration, empire, class, agency, crime and policing. A key aspect of this masterclass will be to understand the differences between English Common Law and other legal systems, since it is the legal framework that shaped the nature of the judicial sources produced in each system.

PhD and Postdoc Participation

The masterclass offers PhD candidates and early-stage post-docs the opportunity to discuss their research with an expert in the field by presenting a paper. The paper can be a chapter section of the PhD, an article in preparation, or the presentation of the whole project, but the focus should be on the methodological aspect of the research and contain at least the following information:

1. How have your principal sources been shaped by the legal and judicial system in which they were created?
2. How can you use those sources, despite their limitations, to gain an understanding of the circumstances, point of view and agency of those who were accused of crime?
3. Explain the theoretical perspectives you are using in your research. Bearing in mind the limitations of your sources, how will you use them to address those theoretical questions?

Participants are expected to briefly present their work (maximum of 5 minutes) and mainly focus on formulating some concrete questions for input and feedback.

How to participate

Please note that the deadline for papers to be presented has passed. There are however a few spots available for non-presenting participants. If you want to attend as non-presenting participant, please contact the organisers. Please also indicate whether you would like to attend just the masterclass, or both the masterclass and the symposium to be held the next day (see below) .

Participants are also welcome to attend the related symposium ‘Voices in the Justice System: Agency of Victims, Plaintiffs, Witnesses and the Accused in Global Perspective’, which will be held at the IISH the very next day, 9 June 2022.

Contact organisers / Apply

The 14th European Social Science History Conference is organized by the IISH in co-operation with the University of Gothenburg, in Gothenburg, Sweden and will take place on 12-15 April 2023. Please note this is a postponed date for the conference originally intended for 2022.

The aim of the ESSHC is bringing together scholars interested in explaining historical phenomena using the methods of the social sciences. The conference is characterized by a lively exchange in many small groups, rather than by formal plenary sessions. The conference welcomes papers and sessions on any historical topic and any historical period. It is organized in 27 thematic networks.

Conference website

The History of European Research Society (HEIRS) will hold its 18th annual conference under the title “A means to what end: the interrelation between visions of Europe and economic policies.” The conference will take place on 31 May and 1 June 2022 at the University of Glasgow. The conference allows PhD candidates and early career researchers to present and discuss their work.

The aim of the 18th annual HEIRS conference is to analyse the interrelation between different motivations and visions of Europe and the European Community /European Union’s economic policies during the second half of the 20th century. This conference proposes to bundle and further develop various approaches by looking for histories that study European economic policies and their theoretical/ideological underpinnings, as well as the ways in which these economic policies themselves influenced visions and ideas for Europe.

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