SHOC member Robin Rose Southard successfully defends PhD dissertation
On 23 June, SHOC had the honour of attending Rose Southard's PhD defence, "Biting the hand that Feeds. Contesting the Food Guilds in 18th-century Brussels". A successful - and engaging! defence , followed by a lovely reception: the ideal recipe for the start of a new chapter!
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New article by SHOC member Anne Winter and Thijs Lambrecht
A new article by SHOC member Anne Winter and Thijs Lambrecht was recently published in Rural History. In their publication " Conspicuous charity and agrarian capitalism: Rural poor relief in Western Flanders c.
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First scientific output of FORAGENCY, by SHOC member Etienne Gontard
Research group SHOC and the FORAGENCY team are proud to announce the first FORAGENCY publication by researcher Etienne Gontard, via this link. In, “Weaving the Future: Duiker Hides Trade and the Aka in Colonial Central Africa” , Etienne Gontard studies how, between 1920 and 1950, duikers were...
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New article by SHOC member Adam Hall
How did medieval rulers and merchants use taxes and reprisals to signal resolve in trade disputes? This new article by SHOC memner Adam Hall explores conflicts involving foreign merchants in Bruges, offering insights into brinkmanship and diplomacy.
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New publication by SHOC member Bart Lambert and Joshua Ravenhill
Want to know why 'Fleming' was considered an insult in late medieval England and 'Dutchman' was not? Bart Lambert and Josh Ravenhill published an article about nationality-related slurs in 15th-century London in the Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte.
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New article by SHOC member Bart Lambert and Louis Sicking
Trade wars are not just a modern phenomenon. In their new article in Continuity & Change, Bart Lambert and Louis Sicking show how, between 1384 and 1430, the counts of Holland and Zeeland tried to lure merchants away from neighbouring Flanders.
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SHOC member Bart Lambert on genetic diversity and DNA in Sint-Truiden
More on genetic diversity and the plague in medieval Sint-Truiden, including commentary by Bart Lambert, in De Standaard ! https://www.standaard.be/.../vlaams-dna-was.../67847129.html
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SHOC visits expo De Poorten
Friday, 9 May, a SHOC delegation visited the Poorten exhibition at STAM in Ghent. The expo shows how dynamic and colourful city districts arose around (now often disappeared) city gates. We were given a tailor-made guided tour by Tina de Gendt , curator of the exhibition.
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PATXI PEREZ RAMALLO JOINS SHOC
SHOC welcomes new member Patxi Pérez Ramallo!
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JOB ALERT: new opportunities to come and work with us
The LOCO project is looking for 2 PhDs and 2 Post-docs in (bio-)archaeology, history, geochemistry, and digital humanities. This joint project between VUB, KUL, and UGent looks at the mobility of people, materials, and ideas in the Low Countries. Apply before 30 April 2025.
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Contribution by SHOC members Anne Winter and Klaas Van Gelder in new publication: Wereldsteden van de Lage Landen
On 25 March 2025 - that is, today - the book Wereldsteden van de Lage Landen: Stadsgeschiedenis van Nederland en België was published. Several authors, including SHOC historian Anne Winter, recount fifty cities that were pre-eminent metropolises.
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Dennis De Vriese succesfully defends his PhD thesis
On Monday, 10 March 2025, SHOC colleague Dennis De Vriese succesfully defended his PhD theses called Selling New Ways of Selling: Legitimising Regulation and Deregulation in the Brussels Meat Market .
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