Pure replaces Metis
Pure will replace Metis mid-November as registration system for research and publications. The scheduled release for Pure is November 23rd, but the Metis data input will be frozen on 18 November. This date is particularly important for those researchers who use the Metis function to suppress publications on their personal UvA profile page. This will be added to Pure in a later stage due to a needed UvA Web Hippo CMS update. Therefore it is crucial for those who use this feature to make sure you have updated your selection before Metis is shut for new input. Please read more about this important change on the UvA Library website.
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Historians Present at 'Avond van Wetenschap & Maatschappij'
ASH members Geert Janssen, Rosanne Baars, and Josephine van den Bent attended the Night of Science & Society in the Ridderzaal. Prominent scholars and junior researchers were asked to present their research by means of thought-provoking arguments in order to stimulate a lively discussion at the dinner table. (Photo by Frank van Driel)
The Dutch Golden Age: During the evening Geert Janssen and Rosanne Baars questioned the 'Dutchness' of the Dutch golden age. Society still celebrates an idealized past which is characterized by nationalist overtones. Janssen and Baars stressed the importance of migration to Dutch culture at the time.
The Historical Caliphate: At another table, Maaike van Berkel (RU) and Josephine van den Bent talked about the historical Islamic caliphate. In the current struggle against ISIS, which claims to be a continuation of this institution, a proper understanding of the past realities of the historical caliphate is key in both understanding ISIS's claims and in countering these. Van den Bent previously published an article on this topic in De Groene Amsterdammer, while Van Berkel is a leading expert on the Abbasid caliphate.
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Published: the Fall issue of "History of Humanities"
History of Humanities, along with the newly formed Society for the History of the Humanities, takes as its subject the history of a wide variety of disciplines including archaeology, art history, historiography, linguistics, literary studies, musicology, philology, and media studies, tracing these fields from their earliest developments, through their formalization into university disciplines, and to the modern day.
By exploring the history of humanities across time and civilizations and along with their socio-political and epistemic implications, the journal takes a critical look at the concept of humanities itself.
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Geert Janssen in Great Continental Railway Journeys (BBC)
Michael Portillo wonders what a tourist travelling to Amsterdam a hundred years ago was likely to see. Geert Janssen explains that Amsterdam did not get the typical 19th century facelift (as Paris and London did) and therefore the character of the 17th century Golden Age was still visible. You can watch the full episode on YouTube. Geert Janssen makes his appearance after around 38 minutes.
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Another new face at ASH: Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz
Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz is assistant professor in Medieval History since August 2016. Before joining the UvA, she worked at Leiden University as NWO Rubicon and VENI researcher and lecturer. She obtained her PhD in 2008 at Groningen University, and was earlier attached to the Centre for Viking and Medieval Studies at the University of Oslo. Her research interests and publications are focussed on the Hanse and northern Europe in general, maritime trade, premodern conflict management and urban identities. Justyna has just joined the Advisory Board of ASH.
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PhD candidate 'Gender and Urban Space in Edo' (ASH)
ASH currently has a vacant PhD position as part of the NWO-funded Vidi Project The freedom of the streets. Gender and urban space in Europe and Asia (1600-1850), led by Dr Danielle van den Heuvel. Deadline 15 December 2016
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PhD candidate 'Gender and Urban Space in Amsterdam' (ASH)
ASH currently has a vacant PhD position as part of the NWO-funded Vidi Project The freedom of the streets. Gender and urban space in Europe and Asia (1600-1850), led by Dr Danielle van den Heuvel.
Deadline 15 December 2016
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Amstelodamum lecture by Peter Hendrikx
Ontwikkeling van ontginning en bewoning van Amstelland
3 November 12.30 – 13.00 Spui 25
The Primeval Age of Amsterdam – a lectures series by Amstelodamum Society and Spui 25. The first lecture (in Dutch) by Peter Hendrikx is titled Ontwikkeling van ontginning en bewoning van Amstelland (10e tot de 13e eeuw).
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The True and the False Formosa
Golden Age Colloquium by prof. Michael Keevak
8 November 15.30 – 17.00 BH-OIH VOC room
The lecture will be a brief overview of the life and career of George Psalmanazar, the man who came to England in 1703 pretending to be a native of Formosa (modern Taiwan). We will compare his vision of the country to "eyewitness" illustrations of Formosan natives published in Olfert Dapper's Gedenkwaerdig bedryf der Nederlandsche Oost-Indische maetschappye, op de kuste en in het keizerrijk van Taising of Sina (1670) as well as in other places. This will also lead to a related question of how, during the course of the eighteenth century, all East Asians became lumped together into a new racial category called the "Mongolian."
Michael Keevak is a professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at National Taiwan University.
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Lecture by Serena Ferente
History Research Seminar #2
10 November 15.00 – 17.00 BH-OIH VOC room (Drinks afterwards)
The second lecture in the History Research Seminar series will be given by Serena Ferente (King's College London/NIAS), entitled "At the Edge of Europe": Religion and Identity in 15th-Century Crimea.
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Lecture and discussion
The Holocaust, Israel and ‘the Jew’: anti-Semitism in post-war the Netherlands
14 November 20.00 – 21.30 Spui 25
Spui 25 and NIOD present this evening (in Dutch). With Evelien Gans, Remco Ensel, Zihni Özdil, Herman Vuijsje and Chris Quispel.
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Reading by Professor Elizabeth Buettner
Resurfacings: Memories of Empire in Postcolonial Europe
15 November 17.00 Amsterdamse Academische Club
Memories of the past are never static: they continually evolve in the aftermath of the events and issues being remembered, and are apt to wax and wane in terms of their presence in public culture. Postcolonial Western Europe's imperial histories have, by turns, proven the subjects of recollection, nostalgia, critique, and amnesia. In this light Elizabeth Buettner will discuss overseas empires which came to an end using Belgium and the former Belgian Congo as a case study.
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Technical Art History Colloquium
Focus: Colour
15 November 12.30 - 14.00 Van Gogh Museum
The Technical Art History Colloquium is organised by Sven Dupré (Utrecht University and University of Amsterdam, PI ERC ARTECHNE), Arjan de Koomen (University of Amsterdam, Coordinator MA Technical Art History), and Abbie Vandivere (University of Amsterdam, Coordinator MA Technical Art History & Paintings Conservator, Mauritshuis, The Hague). Monthly meetings take place on Thursdays, usually in Utrecht and Amsterdam. In the seventh edition of the Technical Art History Colloquium, colour is the focus. Please RSVP by Monday November 14: j.briggeman@uu.nl.
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Rivke Jaffe - Concrete Jungles: Urban Pollution and the Politics of Difference in the Caribbean
Urban History Seminar November
17 November 15.00 – 17.00 BH-OIH E1.02
Based on over a decade of research in Kingston, Jamaica and Willemstad, Curaçao, Rivke Jaffe contrasts the environmentalism of largely middle-class professionals with the environmentalism of inner-city residents. Concrete Jungles combines ethnographic research of Caribbean ghettos and elite enclaves with an analysis of the role of colonial history in shaping the current trends in pollution and urban space.
Rivke Jaffe is Professor of Cities, Politics and Culture at the Department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies and the Centre for Urban Studies within the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research.
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Lecture Bram Vannieuwenhuyze
Historic map-making
17 November 17.15 – 18.15 Spui 25
Old maps are just beautiful to look at but also have much more to offer as objects of study for (art) historians, archeologists, environmental planners, librarians etc. In this lecture Bram Vannieuwenhuyze (ASH) will show us the functions and features of historic map-making for the 21st century. (Lecture in Dutch)
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4 November 13.00 – 14.00 Aula – Oude Lutherse Kerk
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Grant news and upcoming deadlines
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Voor de Leeuwen
Sharing research and grant ideas, successes and failures
4 November 16.00 – 18.00 Leeuwenkuil PCH (17.00 drinks)
'Voor de Leeuwen' aims to provide a platform for all FGw-researchers to discuss research and grant opportunities, ideas and even failures in an open and informal setting. With research grants becoming more and more important the grant team wants to encourage both junior and senior researchers to pitch research ideas and to share do's and don'ts for others to benefit from their experience. All are welcome to this first meeting of the series. Speakers include Thomas Vaessens (director AIHR), Kees Hengeveld (ACLC) and Judith Rispens (ACLC). Please register at subsidie-fgw@uva.nl.
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UvA FGw Aspasia Fund
Call for proposal
Two to three female academics are eligible for a temporary release from teaching duties, to allow them to prepare applications for senior personal grants. The UvA FGw Aspasia Fund aims to support women in their career development within the Faculty of Humanities at the UvA and to expand their opportunities to conduct research. Deadline is 12 January 2017.
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Open for submission of MA theses. Deadline is 1 January 2017.
With effect from the next Vici round the structure of the assessment will be changed. The entire procedure, including the interviews, will be realised via five committees, four of which correspond with the domains of the new NWO.
Wetenschapsfinancier NWO verandert momenteel ingrijpend. Dit zal gevolgen hebben voor de onderzoeksfinanciering en de manier waarop commissies en besturen de beoordeling, selectie en besluitvorming uitvoeren. Wilt u meer weten over de NWO-onderzoeksfinanciering voor de sociale en geesteswetenschappen in 2016/2017? Bekijk dan het overzicht van financieringsinstrumenten.
The Dutch National Contact Point for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) have organised a festive networking event at Nemo Science Museum in Amsterdam on Tuesday 8 November 2016.
Deadline 1 December
The UvA Faculty of Humanities offers a new funding scheme that fosters international collaboration aimed at innovative, cutting edge research. Applications are invited for two types of grants: 1. Network Grants and 2. Research Fellowships.
Applications can be submitted continuously until 1 May 2017.
More news and deadlines at the ASH website Research funding opportunies
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News items or event announcements can be sent to ash-fgw@uva.nl, using the following form.
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