Upcoming conference! 🕰️ Ctrl-Alt-History: (Digital) Humanities meets AI explores how AI is reshaping historical research, teaching & archives. 📍 University of Antwerp 🗓️ 29 April 2026 Talks, panels & workshops with CUH & PoHis contributions. 🔗 www.uantwerpen.be/en/conferenc...

📢 Publiekslezing Op dinsdag 10 maart (19:00-20:30) vervolgt de publiekslezingenreeks van het departement Geschiedenis zich met een lezing gegeven door PoHis-lid Maarten Van Ginderachter over zijn nieuwe boek ‘Arm Vlaanderen. Een Wereldgeschiedenis’. 👇Registreren: www.uantwerpen.be/nl/overuantw...

🖋️Publication alert PoHis-member Eline Ceulemans, together with Janne Schreurs from the KU Leuven, edited the special issue of BMGN-Low Countries Historical Journal titled "Transimperial Opportunities? Small State Colonisation of Congo (1876-1940)". 🔗 Available here: bmgn-lchr.nl/issue/view/1...

✨ Very proud to share our #openaccess special issue "Transimperial Opportunities? Small-State Colonisation of Congo (1876–1940)", which I had the pleasure of co-editing with Janne Schreurs (@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social), newly published in the journal BMGN - Low Countries Historical Review!

🧠 Interesting #CfP on the use of AI in historical research, education, and valorisation @uantwerpen.be Deadline February 1!

UAntwerp PoHis - Centre for Political History@uantwerppohis.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📢 Call for Proposals On April 26 2026 the study day 'Ctrl-Alt-History: (Digital) Humanities and AI’ will focus on the use of AI in (Belgian) historical research, heritage management and education. More info and submitting proposals: www.uantwerpen.be/en/conferenc...

Our latest issue of #Diplomatica is out ! Volume 7.2 is here, with great contributions on topics such as Ferrante I of Naples, and Chinese literary diplomacy. It includes a debate around a manifesto for new diplomatic history written by some of our members. Check it out here: tinyurl.com/Diplomatica

📚 PoHis en Uitgeverij Horizon nodigen u uit op de boekvoorstelling van Maarten Van Ginderachter, Arm Vlaanderen. Een wereldgeschiedenis. 🗓️ 22/10/2025 – 19u 📍 Stadscampus UAntwerpen 💡 Gratis, inschrijven 👇 www.uantwerpen.be/nl/overuantw...

From 18 to 20 June 2025, Power in History had the honor to host the 12th annual conference of the Association for Political History. The organizers Marnix Beyen, Margot Luyckfasseel and Burak Sayim have published a report on the conference on the PoHis blog: blog.uantwerpen.be/power-in-his...

Widening the scope of political historiography: A brief report on the conference “How to Decolonize Political History” (Antwerp, 18-20 June 2025) - Power in History

From 18 to 20 June 2025, Power in History had the honor to host the 12th annual conference … "Widening the scope of political historiography: A brief report on the conference “How to Decolonize Politi...

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Had a great time presenting my research on the behind-the-scenes roles, practices, and networks of transimperial translators at the @global19c.bsky.social World Congress @unibirmingham.bsky.social last week! Really enjoyed the vibrant program and all the inspiring conversations! 🙏

Society for Global 19C Studies@global19c.bsky.social · last yr.

A great first day of the SGNCS 2025 World Congress @unibirmingham.bsky.social

CFP: Diplomatic Interiors: Spaces, Practices, and Infrastructures in Historical Perspective 19-21 Nov. 2025 ETH Zurich-Geneva Graduate Institute Organizers: Andreas Kalpakci, Charlotte Rottiers, Davide Rodogno Deadline: July 31, 2025 For details: delbeke.arch.ethz.ch/news/calls-f...

Call for Papers: Diplomatic Interiors International Conference: November 19-21, 2025

International conference, November 19-21, 2025, hosted at the gta Institute (ETH Zurich) and CDHM (Geneva Graduate Institute). Organised by Andreas Kalpakci, Charlotte Rottiers, and Davide Rodogno.

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📚 Publication alert! In the article 'Provincializing “New” Diplomatic History: An Interdisciplinary Manifesto’ PoHis-member Eline Ceulemans and nine other young researchers revisit the aims, nature, and purpose of New Diplomatic History. 📰Read it here: doi.org/10.1163/2589...

Provincializing “New” Diplomatic History: An Interdisciplinary Manifesto

Abstract A group of young scholars revisit the aims, nature, and purpose of New Diplomatic History.

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🚨 Online now open access! Check it out! An honour and pleasure to have written the manifesto with this group of talented, engaged, and inspiring researchers 🙏

New Diplomatic History network@ndh-network.bsky.social · last yr.

Here is a long-anticipated manifesto for New Diplomatic History! Written by young researchers of the network, it aims at questioning and defining the aims, nature, and purpose of the discipline. If you have ever wondered what NDH could stand for, this is an important read! brill.com/view/journal...

Wonderful to present my research on 'Translating (Belgian) Empire' (@uantwerppohis.bsky.social @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social) at the #NDH6 conference in Aix! Big shout-out to the organisers, participants & everyone involved for again turning it into a thought-provoking event! @ndh-network.bsky.social

The editors Matthew Phillips & Naoko Shimazu (neither of whom are on Bluesky) have asked me to share news of this new book: A visual history of diplomacy in Cold War Asia. I'm very pleased to have contributed a chapter #HistIR @ndh-network.bsky.social #diplomacy @cambridgeup.bsky.social

📢 Conference: How to Decolonize Political History Join us (June 18-20, 2025) for a conference on rethinking methodologies, sources, and narratives to move beyond colonial and elitist perspectives in political history.🌍📖 📍 Conference Center Grauwzusters 📝 Register: www.uantwerpen.be/en/conferenc...

📢 Conference: How to Decolonize Political History Join us (June 18-20, 2025) for a conference on rethinking methodologies, sources, and narratives to move beyond colonial and elitist perspectives in political history.🌍📖 📍 Conference Center Grauwzusters 📝 Register: www.uantwerpen.be/en/conferenc...

Job opportunity! The University of Antwerp is looking for a PhD candidate to work on language vitality among the Congolese diaspora in Belgium, supervised by Mieke Vandenbroucke and myself. It is more important than ever to put Congo and its people on the map! 🇨🇩 www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...

The website for our conference "How to decolonize political history" (Antwerp, 18-20 June 2025, organized by @associationpolhist.bsky.social and @uantwerppohis.bsky.social) is out: www.uantwerpen.be/en/conferenc...! Only 11 days left to submit a proposal for a panel or paper.

🚨 Join our Department of History! 📜 DiplomatiCon: A Connected History of Medieval Mediterranean Diplomacy 🔍 We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Spatial History @uantwerpen.bsky.social @urbanhistoryua.bsky.social #vacancy 📅 Deadline: March 1 ℹ️ Details: www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...

Dear NDH'ers, we start the new year with a new social platform. We hope many of you will join us here as before. Spread the word! And we hope to see you in Aix for NDH6! ❤️ @lukasschemper.bsky.social @elineceulemans.bsky.social @elinevanommen.bsky.social @giusirusso.bsky.social @luikki.bsky.social

🚨 The next APH conference, 'How to decolonize political history?', will be held @uantwerpen.bsky.social & is organized by several PoHis and @urbanhistoryua.bsky.social members. The #cfp is out now! ▶︎ Deadline submissions: 10 February 2025! ℹ️ More info: www.associationforpoliticalhistory.org?p=2670

International Association for Political History@associationpolhist.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢 We are thrilled to announce the 12th International APH Conference: How to decolonize political history? 📆 18-20 June 2025 📍 Antwerp, Belgium - @uantwerpen.bsky.social 📄 applications: 10 February Go to call for panels and papers: www.associationforpoliticalhistory.org?p=2670

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