UAntwerp CUH - Centre for Urban History
@urbanhistoryua.bsky.social
The Centre for Urban History (CSG) examines urbanised societies and patterns of urbanisation from the Middle Ages to the present.
📢 Nieuwe publicatie!
Jasper Segerink onderzoekt in “Een nacht in de stad” hoe trans-Atlantische migranten (1850–1914) tijdelijk verbleven in Antwerpen en welke sporen ze nalieten.
Meer informatie op de website van HistoriANT:
gvag.be/historiant/2...
Jasper Segerink onderzoekt in “Een nacht in de stad” hoe trans-Atlantische migranten (1850–1914) tijdelijk verbleven in Antwerpen en welke sporen ze nalieten.
Meer informatie op de website van HistoriANT:
gvag.be/historiant/2...
October 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
📢 Nieuwe publicatie!
Jasper Segerink onderzoekt in “Een nacht in de stad” hoe trans-Atlantische migranten (1850–1914) tijdelijk verbleven in Antwerpen en welke sporen ze nalieten.
Meer informatie op de website van HistoriANT:
gvag.be/historiant/2...
Jasper Segerink onderzoekt in “Een nacht in de stad” hoe trans-Atlantische migranten (1850–1914) tijdelijk verbleven in Antwerpen en welke sporen ze nalieten.
Meer informatie op de website van HistoriANT:
gvag.be/historiant/2...
🏆 Congrats to CSG member Sam Geens for winning the pre-1800 PhD Dissertation Prize at the World Economic History Congress in Lund!
His award-winning PhD-thesis explores income & wealth before and after the Black Death in the Southern Low Countries & Florence.
👏 Well deserved!
His award-winning PhD-thesis explores income & wealth before and after the Black Death in the Southern Low Countries & Florence.
👏 Well deserved!
July 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🏆 Congrats to CSG member Sam Geens for winning the pre-1800 PhD Dissertation Prize at the World Economic History Congress in Lund!
His award-winning PhD-thesis explores income & wealth before and after the Black Death in the Southern Low Countries & Florence.
👏 Well deserved!
His award-winning PhD-thesis explores income & wealth before and after the Black Death in the Southern Low Countries & Florence.
👏 Well deserved!
🗣️ Public lecture
On the 2nd of July Prof. em. Carl Nightingale will give a public lecture titled ‘Urban History and Earth Time: Five Big Stories About Cities and Their Planet’.
The lecture will be followed by a reception. Register before Friday 30 June via this link: lnkd.in/e67JhpDd
On the 2nd of July Prof. em. Carl Nightingale will give a public lecture titled ‘Urban History and Earth Time: Five Big Stories About Cities and Their Planet’.
The lecture will be followed by a reception. Register before Friday 30 June via this link: lnkd.in/e67JhpDd
May 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🗣️ Public lecture
On the 2nd of July Prof. em. Carl Nightingale will give a public lecture titled ‘Urban History and Earth Time: Five Big Stories About Cities and Their Planet’.
The lecture will be followed by a reception. Register before Friday 30 June via this link: lnkd.in/e67JhpDd
On the 2nd of July Prof. em. Carl Nightingale will give a public lecture titled ‘Urban History and Earth Time: Five Big Stories About Cities and Their Planet’.
The lecture will be followed by a reception. Register before Friday 30 June via this link: lnkd.in/e67JhpDd
Nieuw boek: Wereldsteden van de Lage Landen! 🌍
Meer dan vijftig historici, waaronder CSG-onderzoekers, nemen je mee op reis door steden in Nederland en België - van middeleeuwse handelscentra tot moderne metropolen. Lees hoe deze steden altijd al in verbinding stonden met de rest van de wereld. 🏙️
Meer dan vijftig historici, waaronder CSG-onderzoekers, nemen je mee op reis door steden in Nederland en België - van middeleeuwse handelscentra tot moderne metropolen. Lees hoe deze steden altijd al in verbinding stonden met de rest van de wereld. 🏙️
March 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Nieuw boek: Wereldsteden van de Lage Landen! 🌍
Meer dan vijftig historici, waaronder CSG-onderzoekers, nemen je mee op reis door steden in Nederland en België - van middeleeuwse handelscentra tot moderne metropolen. Lees hoe deze steden altijd al in verbinding stonden met de rest van de wereld. 🏙️
Meer dan vijftig historici, waaronder CSG-onderzoekers, nemen je mee op reis door steden in Nederland en België - van middeleeuwse handelscentra tot moderne metropolen. Lees hoe deze steden altijd al in verbinding stonden met de rest van de wereld. 🏙️
The Brantijser Foyer will host the exhibition 'Traces of War, Faces of Hope' by Italian photographer Mario Boccia. His mid-1990s Sarajevo photographs portray a city in ruins yet full of hope and creativity.The opening is on the 2nd of april.
🔗Register/Information:
www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uan...
🔗Register/Information:
www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uan...
March 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The Brantijser Foyer will host the exhibition 'Traces of War, Faces of Hope' by Italian photographer Mario Boccia. His mid-1990s Sarajevo photographs portray a city in ruins yet full of hope and creativity.The opening is on the 2nd of april.
🔗Register/Information:
www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uan...
🔗Register/Information:
www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uan...
🎓Last Friday, CSG member @jsegerink.bsky.social successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, 'The Lodging House and the City. Accommodating Migrants in Urban Space, Antwerp, 1850-1914'.
Congratulations, Dr. Segerink! 👏🎉
Congratulations, Dr. Segerink! 👏🎉
February 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🎓Last Friday, CSG member @jsegerink.bsky.social successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, 'The Lodging House and the City. Accommodating Migrants in Urban Space, Antwerp, 1850-1914'.
Congratulations, Dr. Segerink! 👏🎉
Congratulations, Dr. Segerink! 👏🎉
📝Call for Sessions!
The 17th EAUH Conference will be held in Barcelona, 2-5 September 2026. The call for sessions is now open.
The conference theme is 'City Networks in Europe and Beyond'.
Deadline: 15 April 2025.
More information: eauh.eu/eauh2026
The 17th EAUH Conference will be held in Barcelona, 2-5 September 2026. The call for sessions is now open.
The conference theme is 'City Networks in Europe and Beyond'.
Deadline: 15 April 2025.
More information: eauh.eu/eauh2026
February 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
📝Call for Sessions!
The 17th EAUH Conference will be held in Barcelona, 2-5 September 2026. The call for sessions is now open.
The conference theme is 'City Networks in Europe and Beyond'.
Deadline: 15 April 2025.
More information: eauh.eu/eauh2026
The 17th EAUH Conference will be held in Barcelona, 2-5 September 2026. The call for sessions is now open.
The conference theme is 'City Networks in Europe and Beyond'.
Deadline: 15 April 2025.
More information: eauh.eu/eauh2026
📢CSG member @jsegerink.bsky.social gladly invites you to the public defence of his doctoral dissertation, "The Lodging House and the City. Accommodating Migrants in Urban Space, Antwerp, 1850-1914."
🗓️ 14/02, 15:00
📍 Auditorium FelixArchief (Oude Leeuwenrui 29)
🗓️ 14/02, 15:00
📍 Auditorium FelixArchief (Oude Leeuwenrui 29)
January 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📢CSG member @jsegerink.bsky.social gladly invites you to the public defence of his doctoral dissertation, "The Lodging House and the City. Accommodating Migrants in Urban Space, Antwerp, 1850-1914."
🗓️ 14/02, 15:00
📍 Auditorium FelixArchief (Oude Leeuwenrui 29)
🗓️ 14/02, 15:00
📍 Auditorium FelixArchief (Oude Leeuwenrui 29)
✨ Margaretha van Parma in de schijnwerpers ✨
Lees hoe Margaretha van Parma als landvoogdes de Lage Landen bestuurde in tijden van religieuze en politieke spanningen. In zijn blog duikt CSG-lid Guido Marnef in haar beleid in 1566 en haar opvallende aanpak in Antwerpen.
Lees hoe Margaretha van Parma als landvoogdes de Lage Landen bestuurde in tijden van religieuze en politieke spanningen. In zijn blog duikt CSG-lid Guido Marnef in haar beleid in 1566 en haar opvallende aanpak in Antwerpen.
December 5, 2024 at 1:53 PM
✨ Margaretha van Parma in de schijnwerpers ✨
Lees hoe Margaretha van Parma als landvoogdes de Lage Landen bestuurde in tijden van religieuze en politieke spanningen. In zijn blog duikt CSG-lid Guido Marnef in haar beleid in 1566 en haar opvallende aanpak in Antwerpen.
Lees hoe Margaretha van Parma als landvoogdes de Lage Landen bestuurde in tijden van religieuze en politieke spanningen. In zijn blog duikt CSG-lid Guido Marnef in haar beleid in 1566 en haar opvallende aanpak in Antwerpen.