Dear HHP students, We hope you have all been enjoying a wonderful summer so far! With August nearing its end, the first HHP-related events are already on the horizon, the first of which will be an inaugural lecture. Join us to celebrate the launch of Utrecht University’s More-Than-Human-Studies Lab (IOS Fair Transitions Platform) with its…

By Aoife Buckley   To some people, a trip to Brussels is centered around the Atomium, EU buildings, or enjoying craft beers in a busy square of tourists buying overpriced magnets. I made a same day return journey to Brussels to visit the city archive, a carefully packed bag not for a weekend away, but…

By Wiebe de Groot Dear HHP members, As I am on the road to becoming a history teacher, I had the opportunity to take part in a very special project that I would like to share with you all: “Teaching controversial issues in History classrooms – a case study of student-teachers in South Africa and…

By Thirza Bier After a long nightly bus ride we arrived in the early Paris sunlight. The streets were still empty, birds were still chirping and before we knew it we arrived at our hostel. 17 bags were thrown in a room and it was finally time for our first Paris breakfast. We split into…

By Elena Lamprou and Sophie Lammers Dear HHP members, On the 19th of June, we —alongside eight more HHP History students— visited the exhibition “Lebensborn: Birth Politics of the Third Reich” at Kunsthal Rotterdam. The exhibition is based on Angeniet Berkers’ homonymous book, which she compiled over a five-year period of research on archival material…

By Alya Khairunnisa, Sven Nome, Anna Ratkovich and Sonny Ngo   On Monday, 11th of November, HHP students from the department of Media and Culture studies received an invitation from its coordinator Rick Dolphijn to attend the opening of the More-than-Human Studies Lab Programme of the Centre for Sustainable Development, a collaboration between the University…

By Loes Gerrits and Sarah van der Meijs   Dear HHP members, We, HHP-students Loes and Sarah, would like to share our experience from our poetry book club meeting. On the fourth of June, we gathered with six students from the honours community to discuss Mosab Abu Toha’s newest poetry collection Forest of Noise. A…

Dear HHP students, Are you interested in winning some arguments? Snack on some free pizza? And perhaps in the meantime, get to know other honours students? Then the Debate Night is the perfect event!   On Tuesday 10th of June, Eureka and the Utrecht Debating Society are collaborating to bring you a fun workshop with…

Dear HHP members, In this special edition, History Honours-student Julia shares what she experienced when writing her Honours thesis during her exchange trip to Australia. In the following text, written by Julia herself, you will be introduced to her thesis topic, as well as the research process and other personal notes. We hope you enjoy…

By Chiara Evans When I started studying in Utrecht four years ago, I imagined myself attending courses and writing papers that only one teacher might read. To my own surprise, as I round off my bachelor’s, I have opened myself up to opportunities that have been much more enriching than I could have imagined on…