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…

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…

Dear HHP students, Join on March 23 at Museum Catharijneconvent to admire the finest modernist works from the interwar period! Through the groundbreaking art of Wassily Kandinsky, Charley Toorop, Max Beckmann, and others, you will discover how artists in the 1920s and 1930s sought innovation and meaning—a quest that forever changed modern art. These impressive…

*English below* Beste Honoursstudent, Zoek je meer verdieping naast je studie? Dan stelt Historisch Tijdschrift Aanzet zich graag aan je voor. Wij zijn een populair-wetenschappelijk tijdschrift en bieden aan alle geschiedenisstudenten een platform voor hun academisch werk. Ofwel, studenten hebben de mogelijkheid hun papers, essays of scripties bij ons te publiceren. Om dit platform uit…

By Svetozara Bozhilova   Hey there! My name is Sisi and I am about to tell you how I just spent the last stage of my Honours Bachelor’s studying in London, and why spending a semester abroad might be just for you.   I left Bulgaria three years ago, in the midst of a lockdown,…

English below Een vernieuwde AIDA Geschreven door: Anne Jaegers Op 14 juni 2023 bezochten we met vier studenten van het HHP de vernieuwde versie van de musical AIDA in het AFAS Circustheater in Scheveningen. Het verhaal speelt zich af in het oude Egypte dat in strijd is met zijn buurland Nubië. De voorstelling neemt je…