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Save the date – 18 November 2025!
SHOC member Jolien Gijbels and Chanelle Delameillieure will give a lecture “A forgotten history of consent” at the MIRY Concert Hall in Ghent on 18 November. Both historians will discuss how ideas about consent, power and the body have changed over the centuries.
SHOC member Jolien Gijbels and Chanelle Delameillieure will give a lecture “A forgotten history of consent” at the MIRY Concert Hall in Ghent on 18 November. Both historians will discuss how ideas about consent, power and the body have changed over the centuries.
Een vergeten geschiedenis van consent – Studium Generale
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November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Save the date – 18 November 2025!
SHOC member Jolien Gijbels and Chanelle Delameillieure will give a lecture “A forgotten history of consent” at the MIRY Concert Hall in Ghent on 18 November. Both historians will discuss how ideas about consent, power and the body have changed over the centuries.
SHOC member Jolien Gijbels and Chanelle Delameillieure will give a lecture “A forgotten history of consent” at the MIRY Concert Hall in Ghent on 18 November. Both historians will discuss how ideas about consent, power and the body have changed over the centuries.
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The Foragers #2: Preview Screening 'Summer Grass, Winter Worm', of Matjaz Pinter, BoZar, Brussels, 12 Nov. 7 PM.
Details and registration here: tinyurl.com/3ntntw5b
Details and registration here: tinyurl.com/3ntntw5b
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Foragers #2: Preview Screening 'Summer Grass, Winter Worm', of Matjaz Pinter, BoZar, Brussels, 12 Nov. 7 PM.
Details and registration here: tinyurl.com/3ntntw5b
Details and registration here: tinyurl.com/3ntntw5b
In a new article titled ‘Bomen en palen aan de kust van vroegmodern Amsterdam. De fluïde grens van de stad aan de hand van smokkelpraktijken’ [Booms and Poles on the Coast of Early Modern Amsterdam. The Fluid Boundary of the City Based on Smuggling Practices] for Holland Historisch Tijschrift,
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November 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
In a new article titled ‘Bomen en palen aan de kust van vroegmodern Amsterdam. De fluïde grens van de stad aan de hand van smokkelpraktijken’ [Booms and Poles on the Coast of Early Modern Amsterdam. The Fluid Boundary of the City Based on Smuggling Practices] for Holland Historisch Tijschrift,
Historians by Day, Snipers by Night
Last Monday, our research group kicked off the week with an exhilarating team-building adventure! Right after work, we headed to Space Laser Games in Etterbeek for an intense round of laser tag 🔫
Last Monday, our research group kicked off the week with an exhilarating team-building adventure! Right after work, we headed to Space Laser Games in Etterbeek for an intense round of laser tag 🔫
November 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Historians by Day, Snipers by Night
Last Monday, our research group kicked off the week with an exhilarating team-building adventure! Right after work, we headed to Space Laser Games in Etterbeek for an intense round of laser tag 🔫
Last Monday, our research group kicked off the week with an exhilarating team-building adventure! Right after work, we headed to Space Laser Games in Etterbeek for an intense round of laser tag 🔫
🎓 SHOC at the VUB Graduation Ceremonies!
Last Monday, several members of the SHOC research group took part in VUB’s graduation celebrations at the iconic Grand Place in Brussels.
Last Monday, several members of the SHOC research group took part in VUB’s graduation celebrations at the iconic Grand Place in Brussels.
October 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🎓 SHOC at the VUB Graduation Ceremonies!
Last Monday, several members of the SHOC research group took part in VUB’s graduation celebrations at the iconic Grand Place in Brussels.
Last Monday, several members of the SHOC research group took part in VUB’s graduation celebrations at the iconic Grand Place in Brussels.
Exciting new stage of the Make-Up of the Cities project, involving SHOC members Bart Lambert, Patxi Perez Ramallo and Charlotte Van Riet! 👇
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New chapter begins: Make-Up of the City becomes Make-Up of the Cities!
We’re excited to kick off Make-Up of the Cities — the next phase in our interdisciplinary exploration of Flanders’ medieval urba...
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October 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Exciting new stage of the Make-Up of the Cities project, involving SHOC members Bart Lambert, Patxi Perez Ramallo and Charlotte Van Riet! 👇
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🎉We have a champion in our midst!🎉
On 4 October, palaeographers from Flanders & the Netherlands gathered in St-Truiden for the finals of the Wat Staat Daer? Palaeography Contest. After an online preselection, the finalists had to transcribe 3 texts from the 14th, 15th & 17th centuries.
On 4 October, palaeographers from Flanders & the Netherlands gathered in St-Truiden for the finals of the Wat Staat Daer? Palaeography Contest. After an online preselection, the finalists had to transcribe 3 texts from the 14th, 15th & 17th centuries.
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
🎉We have a champion in our midst!🎉
On 4 October, palaeographers from Flanders & the Netherlands gathered in St-Truiden for the finals of the Wat Staat Daer? Palaeography Contest. After an online preselection, the finalists had to transcribe 3 texts from the 14th, 15th & 17th centuries.
On 4 October, palaeographers from Flanders & the Netherlands gathered in St-Truiden for the finals of the Wat Staat Daer? Palaeography Contest. After an online preselection, the finalists had to transcribe 3 texts from the 14th, 15th & 17th centuries.
PhD defence by SHOC colleague Vicky Vanruysseveldt is approaching! 🥳
"On the road with entertainment. Income strategies and mobility among itinerant entertainers in Brabant (1750-1914)”, under supervision of prof. dr. Anne Winter.
"On the road with entertainment. Income strategies and mobility among itinerant entertainers in Brabant (1750-1914)”, under supervision of prof. dr. Anne Winter.
October 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
PhD defence by SHOC colleague Vicky Vanruysseveldt is approaching! 🥳
"On the road with entertainment. Income strategies and mobility among itinerant entertainers in Brabant (1750-1914)”, under supervision of prof. dr. Anne Winter.
"On the road with entertainment. Income strategies and mobility among itinerant entertainers in Brabant (1750-1914)”, under supervision of prof. dr. Anne Winter.
Congratulations to SHOC members Brent Huygh and William Torbeyns, who both secured PhD funding in this year’s FWO competition🥳 Brent, supervised by Klaas Van Gelder and Hannes Ziegler (TU Dresden), will explore how villagers in 17th/18th-century Brabant & Limburg engaged with political expectations.
💡 De resultaten van de nieuwe doctoraatsonderzoekers fundamenteel onderzoek en strategisch basisonderzoek zijn bekend. We kunnen voor deze oproep 313 FO-mandaten en 179 SB-mandaten toekennen. We wensen de startende onderzoekers veel succes. 👏 🎉 www.fwo.be/nl/resultate...
nieuwe doctoraatsonderzoekers fundamenteel onderzoek en strategisch basisonderzoek - FWO
De expertpanels konden voor deze oproep 309 FO-mandaten en 179 SB-mandaten toekennen.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Congratulations to SHOC members Brent Huygh and William Torbeyns, who both secured PhD funding in this year’s FWO competition🥳 Brent, supervised by Klaas Van Gelder and Hannes Ziegler (TU Dresden), will explore how villagers in 17th/18th-century Brabant & Limburg engaged with political expectations.
Lukas Van Oost starts at SHOC
Lukas (b. 2000) studied History at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2022–2025) and Art History at Ghent University (2018–2022). His research centers on the colonial history of Central Africa.
Lukas (b. 2000) studied History at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2022–2025) and Art History at Ghent University (2018–2022). His research centers on the colonial history of Central Africa.
October 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Lukas Van Oost starts at SHOC
Lukas (b. 2000) studied History at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2022–2025) and Art History at Ghent University (2018–2022). His research centers on the colonial history of Central Africa.
Lukas (b. 2000) studied History at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2022–2025) and Art History at Ghent University (2018–2022). His research centers on the colonial history of Central Africa.
VACATURE voor een doctoraatsonderzoeker aan de VUB (onderzoeksgroep Social History of Capitalism) en de UGent (Vakgroep Geschiedenis) in het FWO-project “Beschuldigingen en smaad op de dorpsvergadering: rurale perspectieven op sociale controle in Vlaanderen, ca. 1400–1600”.
October 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
VACATURE voor een doctoraatsonderzoeker aan de VUB (onderzoeksgroep Social History of Capitalism) en de UGent (Vakgroep Geschiedenis) in het FWO-project “Beschuldigingen en smaad op de dorpsvergadering: rurale perspectieven op sociale controle in Vlaanderen, ca. 1400–1600”.
Fascinating blog post about the early modern port of Amsterdam by SHOC member Bob Pierik (in Dutch)! 👇
Over de vroegmoderne haven van Amsterdam:
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Bomen in een woud van scheepsmasten | Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Bomen in het IJ Als in de vroegmoderne tijd, vanaf ongeveer 1450, de poortklok luidt sluiten de poorten van Amsterdam. Maar voor een havenstad met kilometers aan havenfront heeft dat weinig zin als d...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Fascinating blog post about the early modern port of Amsterdam by SHOC member Bob Pierik (in Dutch)! 👇
Hora est: Drs Wink becomes Dr Wink!
On Monday, 22 September, our colleague Jurriaan Wink successfully defended his PhD in Amsterdam.
On Monday, 22 September, our colleague Jurriaan Wink successfully defended his PhD in Amsterdam.
September 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hora est: Drs Wink becomes Dr Wink!
On Monday, 22 September, our colleague Jurriaan Wink successfully defended his PhD in Amsterdam.
On Monday, 22 September, our colleague Jurriaan Wink successfully defended his PhD in Amsterdam.
We're thrilled to welcome Nel de Mûelenaere as the newest member of our research group!
Nel de Mûelenaere is Associate Professor of Contemporary History, holder of the chair Traces of Resistance, and head of the VUB history program.
Nel de Mûelenaere is Associate Professor of Contemporary History, holder of the chair Traces of Resistance, and head of the VUB history program.
September 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We're thrilled to welcome Nel de Mûelenaere as the newest member of our research group!
Nel de Mûelenaere is Associate Professor of Contemporary History, holder of the chair Traces of Resistance, and head of the VUB history program.
Nel de Mûelenaere is Associate Professor of Contemporary History, holder of the chair Traces of Resistance, and head of the VUB history program.
Axel joins SHOC's TvO team!
We’re pleased to announce that, starting in September 2025, Axel Van der Maelen will be joining SHOC as a TvO student.
We’re pleased to announce that, starting in September 2025, Axel Van der Maelen will be joining SHOC as a TvO student.
September 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Axel joins SHOC's TvO team!
We’re pleased to announce that, starting in September 2025, Axel Van der Maelen will be joining SHOC as a TvO student.
We’re pleased to announce that, starting in September 2025, Axel Van der Maelen will be joining SHOC as a TvO student.
Join us for the first event in our new series The Foragers with a screening of Up on the Mountain (2022, dir. Olivier Matthon and Michael Reis), a powerful documentary following three groups of commercial mushroom pickers as they travel the “mushroom circuit” across North America.
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September 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Join us for the first event in our new series The Foragers with a screening of Up on the Mountain (2022, dir. Olivier Matthon and Michael Reis), a powerful documentary following three groups of commercial mushroom pickers as they travel the “mushroom circuit” across North America.
New chapter ahead! As of 1 October, Mathijs Speecke joins SHOC as a postdoctoral researcher within the interdisciplinary iBOF project LOCO, which traces the movement of materials, people, and ideas in and out of the Low Countries from the Neolithic to the Late Middle Ages.
September 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
New chapter ahead! As of 1 October, Mathijs Speecke joins SHOC as a postdoctoral researcher within the interdisciplinary iBOF project LOCO, which traces the movement of materials, people, and ideas in and out of the Low Countries from the Neolithic to the Late Middle Ages.
We welcome Arne Vinck as a Talent-for-research student! Arne studies justice, work ethics and corruption among lower law court officials in early modern Brabant under supervision of Klaas Van Gelder.
September 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We welcome Arne Vinck as a Talent-for-research student! Arne studies justice, work ethics and corruption among lower law court officials in early modern Brabant under supervision of Klaas Van Gelder.
Introducing: "The Foragers": Engagements Beyond the Human
A fruitful collaboration between, FORAGENCY, the VUB Casterman-Hamers Chair in the History and Philosophy of Science, and VUB CROSSTALKS has led to a series of talks, screenings and an exhibition building bridges between arts and sciences.
A fruitful collaboration between, FORAGENCY, the VUB Casterman-Hamers Chair in the History and Philosophy of Science, and VUB CROSSTALKS has led to a series of talks, screenings and an exhibition building bridges between arts and sciences.
September 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Introducing: "The Foragers": Engagements Beyond the Human
A fruitful collaboration between, FORAGENCY, the VUB Casterman-Hamers Chair in the History and Philosophy of Science, and VUB CROSSTALKS has led to a series of talks, screenings and an exhibition building bridges between arts and sciences.
A fruitful collaboration between, FORAGENCY, the VUB Casterman-Hamers Chair in the History and Philosophy of Science, and VUB CROSSTALKS has led to a series of talks, screenings and an exhibition building bridges between arts and sciences.
Trade in the late Middle Ages was risky: travel was slow, information was often incomplete, and danger was ever-present. Yet the importance of trade generally increased. Why did merchants and sailors continue to follow their trade routes, despite the dangers?
September 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Trade in the late Middle Ages was risky: travel was slow, information was often incomplete, and danger was ever-present. Yet the importance of trade generally increased. Why did merchants and sailors continue to follow their trade routes, despite the dangers?
Meet Rhea Mertes, our new SHOC colleague!
Rhea obtained her MA in History at VUB, where she focused on the role of social status and origin in legal prosecution in late medieval Bruges. Her broader interests include mobility, inclusion and exclusion, and the social history of late medieval Europe.
Rhea obtained her MA in History at VUB, where she focused on the role of social status and origin in legal prosecution in late medieval Bruges. Her broader interests include mobility, inclusion and exclusion, and the social history of late medieval Europe.
September 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Meet Rhea Mertes, our new SHOC colleague!
Rhea obtained her MA in History at VUB, where she focused on the role of social status and origin in legal prosecution in late medieval Bruges. Her broader interests include mobility, inclusion and exclusion, and the social history of late medieval Europe.
Rhea obtained her MA in History at VUB, where she focused on the role of social status and origin in legal prosecution in late medieval Bruges. Her broader interests include mobility, inclusion and exclusion, and the social history of late medieval Europe.
Noémi Tomaszynski joins SHOC as a Talent for Research Student!
Noémi began her studies in History at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in 2022. Her academic interests include socio-economic and migration history, with a particular focus on the Middle Ages.
Noémi began her studies in History at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in 2022. Her academic interests include socio-economic and migration history, with a particular focus on the Middle Ages.
September 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Noémi Tomaszynski joins SHOC as a Talent for Research Student!
Noémi began her studies in History at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in 2022. Her academic interests include socio-economic and migration history, with a particular focus on the Middle Ages.
Noémi began her studies in History at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in 2022. Her academic interests include socio-economic and migration history, with a particular focus on the Middle Ages.
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On advance access: "Fossil Energy and the Ecology of Everyday Life in the Low Countries during the Long Eighteenth Century"
by Wout Saelens (University of Antwerp/VUB-University of Brussels)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by Wout Saelens (University of Antwerp/VUB-University of Brussels)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
Fossil Energy and the Ecology of Everyday Life in the Low Countries during the Long Eighteenth Century*
Abstract. Why did early modern households bring the polluting energy of fossil fuels into their homes? For a long time, peat and coal were considered infer
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August 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
On advance access: "Fossil Energy and the Ecology of Everyday Life in the Low Countries during the Long Eighteenth Century"
by Wout Saelens (University of Antwerp/VUB-University of Brussels)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by Wout Saelens (University of Antwerp/VUB-University of Brussels)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
In a new article in Economic History Review, Centre for Urban History and SHOC researcher Bas Spliet and Anne McCants measure the cost of the early modern consumer revolution. (read more in the posts below👇)
The cost of the consumer revolution: Prices, material living standards, and real inequality in Amsterdam (1630‒1805) - Economic History Society
This article measures the cost of the early modern consumer revolution through a quantitative analysis of product and process innovations in Amsterdam and examines their variegated social impact in tw...
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August 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In a new article in Economic History Review, Centre for Urban History and SHOC researcher Bas Spliet and Anne McCants measure the cost of the early modern consumer revolution. (read more in the posts below👇)
Bob Pierik joins SHOC!
As of 1 September, Bob Pierik will join VUB and the SHOC research group as an assistant professor of early modern history. At VUB, Bob will be teaching courses on early modern, urban and cultural history.
As of 1 September, Bob Pierik will join VUB and the SHOC research group as an assistant professor of early modern history. At VUB, Bob will be teaching courses on early modern, urban and cultural history.
August 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Bob Pierik joins SHOC!
As of 1 September, Bob Pierik will join VUB and the SHOC research group as an assistant professor of early modern history. At VUB, Bob will be teaching courses on early modern, urban and cultural history.
As of 1 September, Bob Pierik will join VUB and the SHOC research group as an assistant professor of early modern history. At VUB, Bob will be teaching courses on early modern, urban and cultural history.