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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 Fertig and her colleagues in close cooperation with the N.W. Posthumus Institute. ESTER is the acronym of the European graduate School for Training in Economic and social historical Research, a Europe-wide network of leading scholars in the field of social and economic history, established in 1991 by the N.W. Posthumus Institute, currently involving 60 universities, offering high-level research training for PhD candidates in an international context. PhD candidates in economic and social history are invited to submit a paper for presentation at the RDC. Please note that the deadline has passed 1 July 2024 (extended deadline).

Successful participation in the ESTER RDC is valued at 8 EC.

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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, and give and receive feedback on each other’s work. The workshop aims to provide opportunities for PhD students to develop their research and peer reviewing skills, as well as the chance to build horizontal networks with fellow early career scholars. Last two workshops have been well-attended and participants welcomed the opportunity to receive detailed feedback on their research and also network with fellow doctoral students. Participants will be expected to read and prepare feedback on all of their colleagues’ papers, and each paper will also have one doctoral student discussant to lead the conversation. Preference will be given to applicants in the second or later year of their research. The Workshop will be held on Zoom during an afternoon in September (UK time) to enable participation from researchers in a wide variety of time zones.

Submissions from all doctoral researchers in economic and/or social history are welcomed. Especially encouraged are applications from graduate students from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in academia. Applicants should email a short abstract (250–300 words) as PDF file to the organising student representatives of the EHS ultimately by 31 May 2024. Accepted presenters will be notified by mid-June and will be asked to upload a paper of no more than 5,000 words for circulation to fellow speakers by 7 July 2024.

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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 and trade, labour relations, slavery, networks and migration to discuss their own research with Professor Francesca Trivellato. Professor Trivellato is Andrew W. Mellon Professor at the School of Historical Studies of the Institute of Advanced Studies and is regarded as one of the most imaginative historians of the early modern world.

This opportunity is offered to a maximum of 5-6 participants. Participants should be affiliated with either the Huizinga Institute or the N.W. Posthumus Institute as PhD, early-stage postdoc fellow, or as RMA-student. Selection of applications will be based on a letter of motivation and a short (300 words max.) abstract of the paper you would like to discuss at the workshop; this paper (4,000-5,000 words, c. 10 pages A4) can be (part of) a draft chapter, short paper or project presentation.

Applications should be submitted ultimately 7 April 2024. Accepted participants should submit their full paper by 17 May 2024. For all criteria and further info, please visit the relevant webpage of the Huizinga Institute via the button below.

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~ 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 ‘Ambacht en ambachtelijkheid in de zeventiende-eeuwse Nederlanden’.

Voor dit congres zijn de organisatoren op zoek naar voordrachten over alle denkbare aspecten van het ambacht, ambachtslieden en ambachtelijkheid.

Hoe werd in de zeventiende-eeuwse Nederlanden over ambachtelijkheid gereflecteerd? Hoe werden ambachtslieden opgeleid? Traden ze bij voorkeur in het voetspoor van hun ouders? Hoe zag hun wereldbeeld eruit? Op welke manier bepaalde godsdienst het leven van ambachtslieden? Welke sporen liet ‘het ambacht’ na in de literaire, schilderkunstige of muzikale productie van die tijd? Welke rol speelde ambachtelijke kennis en kunde in de geleerdenwereld of in de veranderende natuurwetenschappen? Hoe veranderde het inclusieve idee van ‘const’ als vaardigheid in de steeds meer aparte domeinen van kunst en ambacht? Welke rol speelden vrouwen in het ambachtsmilieu, en welke rol speelde ambachtelijkheid voor vrouwen in verschillende klassen? En wat valt er te zeggen over organisaties van ambachtslieden, zoals de gilden?

Sprekers en bezoekers van het congres worden verwacht lid te zijn of te worden van de Werkgroep Zeventiende Eeuw. Daarnaast zijn er inschrijvingskosten voor het congres. Voorstellen voor presentaties (max. 200 woorden) dienen uiterlijk 15 mei 2024 per e-mail ingediend te zijn bij Julie De Groot (Universiteit Antwerpen).

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~ 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 (de plaatsing van staatspapier en de amortisatie (vernietiging of aflossing) van schuld. In de drie voordrachten wordt voor enkele kleinere Noord Nederlandse gewesten, de Landen van Overmaze in Zuid-Limburg en het Land van Aalst in Vlaanderen ingegaan op schuldpolitiek in de achttiende eeuw. Sprekers, onder wie twee Posthumus alumni, zijn Alberto Feenstra, Eduard Dormans en Yannis Skalli-Housseini.

Aanmelding vooraf is noodzakelijk en kan per e-mail via de SGVDO.

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The coordinators of the NWO research programs Sustainability Trade-offs in the Netherlands’ Entangled Modernisation (STONEM), 1900-2020 and SOY STORIES are jointly organising a workshop on ‘Commodification, Values, and Knowledge Politics’. In this workshop, participants are invited to discuss and engage with these themes and connect this to their research ambitions. The organisers seek to discuss the merits and limits of key concepts, and explore the means and methods integrate, combine, and/or highlight underexposed actors, practices, and views.

For full content, download the full call via the button below.

Speakers

• Dr Robrecht Declercq (Ghent University)
• Dr ir. Harro Maat (Wageningen UR)
• Dr Evelien de Hoop (VU Amsterdam)

How to register

The workshop is open and free of charge to all Posthumus graduates and fellows. If you want to attend this workshop, please send an e-mail to Frank Veraart before 15 April 2024 with a short text explaining your interest, connections to your research and dietary preferences.

Please note: The workshop will be limited to 20 persons. Enrolling will follow a fist come first serve procedure. After enrollment the organisers will notify about your registration and send you the full program and location details.

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