Humanities Honours Blog

Monthly Archives: April 2024

Bezoek aan ‘Op Scherp’ in het Centraal Museum met JongRembrandt

Beste Honours studenten,   sta even stil bij de mogelijkheid om je passie voor kunst te combineren met een leerzame en boeiende ervaring! Op zaterdag 4 mei nodigen we je van harte uit om deel te nemen aan een exclusief evenement in het Centraal Museum Utrecht: JongRembrandt Art Talks. Wat maakt dit evenement zo bijzonder?…

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Invitation Plenary 14th of May: ‘Fake News as a Threat to Democracy’

Hey, you! Have you heard of the latest news about the first successful revival of the woolly mammoth? If not, then you have successfully avoided another round of fake news. Whether it is alien abduction, flat earth theories, gossip, or the latest political developments, fake news is an unavoidable part of a rapid flow of…

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How to make your thesis Honours-worthy? Visit Bruges!

A few weeks ago, Bo Davids went to visit the archives in Bruges to glean more information and materials for their Honours Thesis. Her thesis concerns the multifaceted relationship between the Belgian city of Bruges and the Burgundian Valois duke Charles the Bold (r. 1419-1467). She explores the diplomatic and symbolic relationship between these actors…

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Interview with Natalia Petrovskaia!

Dr. Natalia Petrovskaia has been working at Utrecht University for several years and has been HHP domain coordinator of History and Art History since 2022. Here, she is constantly developing the programme, the students and herself. Natalia is a true medievalist and is working on several projects to further immerse herself in that era. Her…

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Biodiversity Workshop – January 26th, 2024

Throwback to January, 26: The Biodiversity Workshop by the Humanities Honours ‘ The End of Evolution”? Biodiversity in the Historical Perspective of the “Anthropocene” course members.

Featuring two discussion panels by five biodiversity experts from our own Utrecht University and beyond, as well as the lecture by Matthias Glaubrecht, the workshop united Honours students, professors and researchers from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. To get more insight on the details of the day, read up on the article about it in the Honours Community blog

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HHP Final Closing Evening Committee!

Dear all, The final plenary meeting for all thesis writers will take place on the 18th of June from 17:00-19:30 in the Lutherse Kerk! Here everyone will present their thesis in the form of a poster presentation. The poster session will consist of two rounds so that everyone will have time to walk around the location…

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Save the date: HHP Plenary on the 14th of May!

Dear all, On the 14th of May there will be a plenary meeting with the theme: ‘fake news’. Academics ánd professional experts on will be invited to speak during the evening about the implications of fake news for democracy. Furthermore, there will be plenty of time for interaction and discussion. The event will take place…

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