Elske de Waal
@elskedw.bsky.social
History of knowledge | social/political/science/education history | epistemology | PhD candidate at Utrecht University, working on the development and circulation of the 'realistic mathematics' curriculum in NL
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Why are historical competencies so important for sustainability education? How do Jules Verne and the Wadden Sea show this? In this week's post, Michiel van Harskamp shows us the importance of historical knowledge in sustainability education. Read it here! www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/11/03/e...
Education for a green future? A plea for historical perspectives in sustainability education
I am not a historian. Yet, as a sustainability education researcher, I know how important a historical perspective can be when dealing with sustainability issues. In this text, I show some of the c…
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November 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Why are historical competencies so important for sustainability education? How do Jules Verne and the Wadden Sea show this? In this week's post, Michiel van Harskamp shows us the importance of historical knowledge in sustainability education. Read it here! www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/11/03/e...
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What do you discover when studying the colonial past of your faculty? Yavanne van Tiggelen interviewed Elian Schure about her experiences researching Utrecht University's Faculty of Science. Read all about it on the blog in English or Dutch: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/06/09/k...
‘Knowledge gathered in a colonial context is transferred to students without regard to its history’
Elian Schure is a PhD candidate at Utrecht University (UU). She is currently working on her research on human categorization in biological research. During her master’s degree in History and Philos…
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June 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
What do you discover when studying the colonial past of your faculty? Yavanne van Tiggelen interviewed Elian Schure about her experiences researching Utrecht University's Faculty of Science. Read all about it on the blog in English or Dutch: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/06/09/k...
Reposted by Elske de Waal
Yes your favourite place to find gems of history of science (humanities, knowledge, etc) is now on bluesky!
Shells and Pebbles publishes (short) essays on topics ranging from a fabulous drawing found in an archive to discussions about the future of the field. Go explore (and submit your own essay!)
Shells and Pebbles publishes (short) essays on topics ranging from a fabulous drawing found in an archive to discussions about the future of the field. Go explore (and submit your own essay!)
And today, you can immediately enjoy our newest post on intellectual histories! Chiara Lacroix shows us the challenges of context by comparing two intellectual histories. Go read it on the blog: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/05/26/i...
Is writing context-laden intellectual histories possible?
This essay compares two relatively recent works of intellectual history centred on the 18th century, both with an ambitious scope, and both written by established historians of science and medicine…
www.shellsandpebbles.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Yes your favourite place to find gems of history of science (humanities, knowledge, etc) is now on bluesky!
Shells and Pebbles publishes (short) essays on topics ranging from a fabulous drawing found in an archive to discussions about the future of the field. Go explore (and submit your own essay!)
Shells and Pebbles publishes (short) essays on topics ranging from a fabulous drawing found in an archive to discussions about the future of the field. Go explore (and submit your own essay!)
Yes your favourite place to find gems of history of science (humanities, knowledge, etc) is now on bluesky!
Shells and Pebbles publishes (short) essays on topics ranging from a fabulous drawing found in an archive to discussions about the future of the field. Go explore (and submit your own essay!)
Shells and Pebbles publishes (short) essays on topics ranging from a fabulous drawing found in an archive to discussions about the future of the field. Go explore (and submit your own essay!)
And today, you can immediately enjoy our newest post on intellectual histories! Chiara Lacroix shows us the challenges of context by comparing two intellectual histories. Go read it on the blog: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/05/26/i...
Is writing context-laden intellectual histories possible?
This essay compares two relatively recent works of intellectual history centred on the 18th century, both with an ambitious scope, and both written by established historians of science and medicine…
www.shellsandpebbles.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Yes your favourite place to find gems of history of science (humanities, knowledge, etc) is now on bluesky!
Shells and Pebbles publishes (short) essays on topics ranging from a fabulous drawing found in an archive to discussions about the future of the field. Go explore (and submit your own essay!)
Shells and Pebbles publishes (short) essays on topics ranging from a fabulous drawing found in an archive to discussions about the future of the field. Go explore (and submit your own essay!)
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*Job Claxon*: we're hiring a Postdoc to research the Colonial History of the Botanic Gardens at Universiteit Utrecht.
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
#skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
#skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens
Postdoctoral Researcher: Colonial History of Botanic Gardens
Interested in colonial history, botanical gardens and decolonisation? Join our international team of scholars!
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March 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
*Job Claxon*: we're hiring a Postdoc to research the Colonial History of the Botanic Gardens at Universiteit Utrecht.
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
#skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
#skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens
They just don’t make organisational charts like they used to anymore.. Found this gem in the archive this week. A clear(?) overview of the structure of an academic institute from 1970, but mostly showcasing the Dutch power of abbreviation 🧐
January 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
They just don’t make organisational charts like they used to anymore.. Found this gem in the archive this week. A clear(?) overview of the structure of an academic institute from 1970, but mostly showcasing the Dutch power of abbreviation 🧐