Huizinga Instituut
Netherlands Research School for Cultural HistoryThe Huizinga Institute is the Dutch National Research School for Cultural History. We provide interuniversity education for PhD candidates and RMA students, and serve as a national forum for the discipline.
Cultural History Agenda & Calls
CfP: Annual Workshop of the Economic History Society Women’s Committee (UCL)
University College London Friday, 12 December 2025 Theme: Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Enterprise As historical scholarship continues to expand our understanding of women’s roles… read more
CfP: Medieval Animal Data-Network, International Medieval Congress (Leeds)
The Medieval Animal Data (MAD) network invites submissions for 3 panels we are organising at the 2026 International Medieval Congress in Leeds (July 6-9, 2026):… read more
CfP: RIAS PhD seminar (26-28 November 2025)
Call for Papers: International PhD Seminar in American History / American Studies Middelburg, The Netherlands 26-28 November 2025 The Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS)… read more
News
Boudien de Vries (1951-2025)
With great sadness the Huizinga Institute has received the news of the passing of our dear colleague Boudien de Vries (1951-2025). Originally trained as a… read more
Judith Pollmann Awarded Spinoza Prize
Judith Pollmann (Leiden University) has been awarded the 2025 Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific honour in the Netherlands. The Dutch Research Council (NWO) bestows this… read more
Call: Organise a Huizinga Institute activity (e.g. masterclass, workshop) on ReMa/PhD level
The Huizinga Institute offers Research Master students and PhD candidates, as well as senior members, the opportunity to organize masterclasses, workshops, or other activities on… read more
Upcoming HI Courses & Events
Workshop ‘Paper Knowledge in Digital Archives’
26 September 2025 | 1 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Rosa de Jong MA, University of Amsterdam
Lieke Speerstra MA, Radboud University
RMA Thematic course: ‘To See the World in a Grain of Sand: Reading and Writing Microhistory’
7 November - 19 December 2025 | 5 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr David van der Linden, University of Groningen
Cultural Historian’s Toolbox (PhD Core Course 2): ‘Geschiedschrijven: verteltechniek en literaire stijl in historische teksten’
11 November - 16 December 2025 | 3 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr Ewoud Kieft,
RMA Thematic course ‘Key Concepts in Cultural History’
13 November - 18 December 2025 | 5 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr Elwin Hofman, Utrecht University
Propose an activity
Each year, the curriculum of the Huizinga Institute is enriched with several masterclasses and workshops. The Huizinga Institute relies on the input of its members – senior members, RMA students and PhD candidates – for designing and organising these events. We always welcome proposals and have funding available for selected plans. Proposed activities may take on different forms, such as a research seminar with (international) experts or a more practice-oriented workshop in the (work)field, and may be aimed at any subdiscipline in the broad cultural historical field.