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This event will be held completely in Dutch.

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The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion with Douwe Haenen and moderator Anneleen Lemmens. In between, there will be an artistic intervention by Yousra Benfquih, who will deliver a letter about consent, coloniality and language.

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Pierik, Bob. ‘Bomen en palen aan de kust van vroegmodern Amsterdam. De fluïde grens van de stad aan de hand van smokkelpraktijken’. Holland, Historisch Tijdschrift 57, nr. 3 (2025).

Bob wrote this article as Dr. Ernst Crone Fellow of the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. A shortened version of the article can therefore also be read here 👇

It appears in the special issue ‘Rafelranden van Amsterdam (2025-3)’ [Fringes of Amsterdam] which has just been released in honor of the 750th anniversary of the city of Amsterdam (available online).

SHOC member Bob Pierik describes the boundary between city and its hinterland on the water in Amsterdam's harbour.

We wrapped up the evening with a delicious Ethiopian meal — the perfect way to wind down after all the action 🥘

With many thanks to Vrije Universiteit Brussel's LRN and M&O for making this possible through their generous support.

It didn’t take long to discover that with Bob Pierik on board, SHOC hasn’t just gained a top-tier early modern historian — we’ve also acquired a deadly accurate sniper 🥷

🎉 Meanwhile, Robin Rose Southard, Dennis De Vriese and Jurriaan Wink were celebrated for completing their doctoral journeys, each having successfully defended their PhD over the past year.

Many congratulations to all — we’re proud to have you in the SHOC community!

👏 Lukas Van Oost and Rhea Mertes, who joined SHOC in September and October, graduated with a Master’s degree in History — and were honoured for the exceptional quality of their theses.

🥇The winner? None other than Ward Leloup, our brilliant and much-loved Research Support Officer at SHOC! With the fewest transcription errors, Ward earned the title of Best Palaeographer of the Low Countries!
👏 Huge congratulations to Ward-we’re incredibly proud!

Vicky has published a few articles for a wider audience, including this: bibliotheek.be/catalogus/vi... Yet most of her doctoral work remains unpublished. The best option is to come hear her speak on 21 October!

We’re also excited to see that Camille Lacorne (VUB AMGC) and Noah Gaens (KU Leuven), whose doctoral work will be co-supervised by SHOC members, were awarded PhD funding.

William, under the guidance of Bart Lambert and Jelle Haemers (KU Leuven), will investigate the selectivity and drivers of migration from the Low Countries to London and Florence during the later Middle Ages.

In parallel, he is preparing an FWO application for a PhD project on the emergence and application of “mental sciences” (psychology and psychiatry) in colonial French-speaking Central Africa between 1900 and 1960.

Drawing on military tribunal archives, Lukas will examine how murder and violence were legally addressed in early colonial Congo, as well as the methodological challenges posed by these sources.