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
Call for Abstracts: Symposium Contingency, Culture & Oncology – Interdisciplinary perspectives on existential care through arts-based research in oncology
Date: Friday October 31st, 2025 Deadline for submission abstract: Friday September 19th, 2025 Location: Zaal ‘t IJ, ADORE building, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc … read more
Call: Ethische richtlijn oral history: geef je feedback!
Vanwege de vele ethische vraagstukken rondom het archiveren en duurzaam beschikbaar stellen van oral history interviews zijn Nederlandse oral history collecties vaak slecht vindbaar, toegankelijk… read more
Johan de Witt Dag – het grote verjaardagsfeest
Woensdag 24 september 2025, binnenstad van Dordrecht Precies 400 jaar geleden werd een van de beroemdste staatsmannen van Nederland geboren in het historische hart van… 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
Impact & Valorisation
By embarking on our own Impact & Valorisation project, the Huizinga Instituut highlights the work of our members and alumni, making their impacts visible to… 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
Lecture Marijke Huisman: ‘Engagement, Activism & Professionalism in History’
17 October 2025 | no ECTS
Dr Marijke Huisman, Utrecht University
Lecture ‘Crisis Oral History: Ethical Engagements with Narratives of Political Violence’ with Erin Jessee (University of Glasgow)
29 October 2025 | no ECTS
Dr Erin Jessee, University of Glasgow
Workshop ‘Trauma-informed oral history’ with Erin Jessee (University of Glasgow)
30 October 2025 | 2 ECTS | ReMa, PhD
Dr Erin Jessee, University of Glasgow
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.