Richard Calis has been working at Utrecht University since 2022 and has been HHP domain coordinator of History and Art History since this academic year, taking over from our current Honours director, Frans Willem Lantink. Richard has studied and worked in several places all over the world and is excited about the opportunity to introduce…

SAVE THE DATE: 26 JAN 10:00 to 18:00To all Honours students and -lecturers,  On the 26th of January, the students of the Good at Humanities-course: The End of Evolution are organizing a workshop centered around Biodiversity and the Anthropocene. The workshop will be held in a lecture room at the Drift and then Matthias Glaubrecht, author of the book…

Bonjour! As part of our portfolio, we (Michelle, JJ, Jill, Akke, Domien, and Floor) are organising a trip to PARIS🇫🇷. Join us on Friday 12 April as we board the train to Paris, on our way to three days full of interesting museums, walks through the gorgeous French capital, and, of course, ‘gezelligheid’. Some practicalities:…

Two weeks ago it was time for the annual Berlin trip of the HHP. On Friday the 10th of November the train to Berlin left at the early hour of 7 O’clock. At half past one our train arrived and we soon went to the “Three Little Pigs Hostel”, close to Checkpoint Charlie. Since the…

Writing letters is out of vogue; a shame, since writing letters is a beautiful way to communicate. Whereas writing Whatsapp and email is mostly pragmatic and superficial, writing a letter invites one to make a well-structured, thoughtful message.  During the Eureka penpal-activity, I will tell you about the use of writing letters, and how the…

Dear HHP students, The new academic year is just getting started. This year will be another opportunity for adventure and exploration for your Honours careers! Maybe you will go on trips, attend symposia, or visit museums. On top of that, you will certainly be organising portfolio activities. If you are new to the programme it…

Dear students, This year for the first time ever students of the Humanities Honours Programme can participate in the SDG-Challenge! In this challenge you will work in a multidisciplinary team of students on a concrete, real-life sustainability challenge for leading partners. The challenge promotes creativity, entrepreneurship, and collaboration, leveraging technology and social innovation. Over a…

Door Soesja Steehouwer en Britt Kramer Na een reis naar Haarlem, dat helaas iets eerder was dan gepland aangezien er geen treinen tussen Amsterdam en Haarlem reden, begonnen we de zonnige dag met een wandeling naar de Oude Bavo kerk. Onze fantastische tour guide (en honours docent) Frans Willem vertelde ons leuke weetjes over zijn…

Hallo studenten van het HHP, Nu het jaar ten einde loopt zullen velen van jullie afscheid nemen van de HHP en de mensen die ze daar hebben leren kennen. Voor vele tweedejaars Honoursstudenten betekent dit een definitief afscheid van de HHP en de mensen die je ervan kent. En voor eerstejaars Honoursstudenten betekent dit afscheid…

Dear all, Sophie and Chiara are organising a historical and literary discussion of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s semi-autobiographical short story ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ (1892). This event will take place on the 8th of June 2023 from approximately 17:00 until 19:00 at Janskerkhof 15A, room 106! The discussion will entail a variety of themes that simultaneously occur…