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Yesterday After Storms: a Meeting in the Archive by Golrokh Nafisi opened at our institute. The coming months you are very welcome to see her beautiful illustrations from protests and revolutions all over the world.
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Yesterday After Storms: a Meeting in the Archive by Golrokh Nafisi opened at our institute. The coming months you are very welcome to see her beautiful illustrations from protests and revolutions all over the world.
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When in #Amsterdam go see this visual overwhelming exhibition at the IISG, Cruquiusweg 31 Amsterdam!
Yesterday After Storms: a Meeting in the Archive by Golrokh Nafisi opened at our institute. The coming months you are very welcome to see her beautiful illustrations from protests and revolutions all over the world.
December 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
When in #Amsterdam go see this visual overwhelming exhibition at the IISG, Cruquiusweg 31 Amsterdam!
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I know from experience this a very interesting job at a very interesting institute!
I know from experience this a very interesting job at a very interesting institute!
Head of Publications Department and Executive Editor
Head of Publications Department and Executive Editor
vacatures.knaw.nl
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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I know from experience this a very interesting job at a very interesting institute!
I know from experience this a very interesting job at a very interesting institute!
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Het is een gotspe dat de BBB-minister de woo gaat inperken vanwege kosten, terwijl de corruptie die de woo voorkomt vele malen meer maatschappelijke schade voorkomt. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/mi...
Ministerie wil openbaarheidswet Woo kortwieken
Het ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken wil de Wet open overheid, die journalisten en andere burgers het recht geeft om overheidsdocumenten op te vragen, vergaand inperken. Dat blijkt uit antwoorden van...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Het is een gotspe dat de BBB-minister de woo gaat inperken vanwege kosten, terwijl de corruptie die de woo voorkomt vele malen meer maatschappelijke schade voorkomt. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/mi...
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Goed idee. Alleen democratische partijen in het politieke bestel. nos.nl/l/2594018
Ledenplicht voor PVV en toekomstige politieke partijen in de maak
Bij politieke partijen hoort inspraak van de leden, bijvoorbeeld over het verkiezingsprogramma, zegt D66.
nos.nl
December 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Goed idee. Alleen democratische partijen in het politieke bestel. nos.nl/l/2594018
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Jammer Blueskyers, geen vakantie meer in de VS voor jullie. Met je rebelse berichtjes.
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VS willen sociale media en privédata van toeristen uitgebreid gaan screenen
Sociale media, telefoongegevens en e-mailadressen moeten straks worden overlegd door reizigers die de VS op een Esta willen bezoeken, als dit plan doorgang vindt.
fd.nl
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Jammer Blueskyers, geen vakantie meer in de VS voor jullie. Met je rebelse berichtjes.
fd.nl/politiek/158...
fd.nl/politiek/158...
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Dat een minister besluit om iets basaals als een fatsoenlijke behandeling van arbeiders tegen te gaan, is van een duizelingwekkende slechtheid. www.linda.nl/column/hassn...
'Dat we in een rijk land arbeidsmigranten op deze manier uitbuiten, is misdadig'
Hassnae Bouazza over arbeidsmigranten in Nederland: 'Wat in elk gesprek terugkwam, was de frustratie dat ze ‘geen nummer’ zijn, maar mensen.'
www.linda.nl
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Dat een minister besluit om iets basaals als een fatsoenlijke behandeling van arbeiders tegen te gaan, is van een duizelingwekkende slechtheid. www.linda.nl/column/hassn...
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🔔 Newsflash!
📅 As of today Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences has transferred to @openjournalsnl.bsky.social, a platform specifically for diamond open access publishing.
📅 As of today Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences has transferred to @openjournalsnl.bsky.social, a platform specifically for diamond open access publishing.
Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences
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November 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🔔 Newsflash!
📅 As of today Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences has transferred to @openjournalsnl.bsky.social, a platform specifically for diamond open access publishing.
📅 As of today Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences has transferred to @openjournalsnl.bsky.social, a platform specifically for diamond open access publishing.
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After a considerable delay, issue 3 of 2024 is finally out! It offers three research articles, two review essays, and no less than 18 book reviews. Read online in Open Access at tinyurl.com/5ypc5zkt
March 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
After a considerable delay, issue 3 of 2024 is finally out! It offers three research articles, two review essays, and no less than 18 book reviews. Read online in Open Access at tinyurl.com/5ypc5zkt
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Our new Special Issue 'Wage Systems and Inequalities in Global History, 1500-1950' is almost complete. It focuses on overlooked groups and “wage systems” and their role in deepening or mitigating inequality.
Read the published articles in FirstView: tinyurl.com/zccrsfe
Read the published articles in FirstView: tinyurl.com/zccrsfe
April 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Our new Special Issue 'Wage Systems and Inequalities in Global History, 1500-1950' is almost complete. It focuses on overlooked groups and “wage systems” and their role in deepening or mitigating inequality.
Read the published articles in FirstView: tinyurl.com/zccrsfe
Read the published articles in FirstView: tinyurl.com/zccrsfe
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Leer tijdens de studiemiddag van het KNAW Humanities Cluster (HuC) en de Vereniging voor Landbouwgeschiedenis meer over (de toekomst van) HisGIS, de digitale infrastructuur voor onderzoek naar het historische landschap en de gebouwde omgeving.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Leer tijdens de studiemiddag van het KNAW Humanities Cluster (HuC) en de Vereniging voor Landbouwgeschiedenis meer over (de toekomst van) HisGIS, de digitale infrastructuur voor onderzoek naar het historische landschap en de gebouwde omgeving.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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📖 Book presentation
In her book on transnational feminist solidarity activism, Ireen Dubel discusses specific case studies during the period 1975-2018.
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In her book on transnational feminist solidarity activism, Ireen Dubel discusses specific case studies during the period 1975-2018.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
📖 Book presentation
In her book on transnational feminist solidarity activism, Ireen Dubel discusses specific case studies during the period 1975-2018.
🔗 iisg.amsterdam/nl/events/bo...
In her book on transnational feminist solidarity activism, Ireen Dubel discusses specific case studies during the period 1975-2018.
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We are very proud of our colleague Pepijn Brandon! Together with a team of international researchers, he has been awarded a large Synergy Grant by @erc.europa.eu for research into the role of the slave trade in the development of Europe. iisg.amsterdam/en/blog/pepi...
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We are very proud of our colleague Pepijn Brandon! Together with a team of international researchers, he has been awarded a large Synergy Grant by @erc.europa.eu for research into the role of the slave trade in the development of Europe. iisg.amsterdam/en/blog/pepi...
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Just published!
Rent Strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world, the book I edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is out now from @uclpress.bsky.social
It's OPEN ACCESS, part of the "Work Around the World" series by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...
Rent Strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world, the book I edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is out now from @uclpress.bsky.social
It's OPEN ACCESS, part of the "Work Around the World" series by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...
Rent Strikes
Since the nineteenth century, working-class families have predominantly relied on tenements for housing, with rents often consuming a large portion of their household budgets. There is a long and cont...
uclpress.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Just published!
Rent Strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world, the book I edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is out now from @uclpress.bsky.social
It's OPEN ACCESS, part of the "Work Around the World" series by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...
Rent Strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world, the book I edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is out now from @uclpress.bsky.social
It's OPEN ACCESS, part of the "Work Around the World" series by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...
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De digitale infrastructuur HisGIS heeft als doel het digitaliseren van perceelregisters.
Tijdens de studiemiddag vertellen medewerkers van het Humanities Cluster over de voortgang en bespreken landbouwhistorici hun gebruik van HisGIS bij hun onderzoek.
🔗 iisg.amsterdam/nl/events/hi...
Tijdens de studiemiddag vertellen medewerkers van het Humanities Cluster over de voortgang en bespreken landbouwhistorici hun gebruik van HisGIS bij hun onderzoek.
🔗 iisg.amsterdam/nl/events/hi...
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
De digitale infrastructuur HisGIS heeft als doel het digitaliseren van perceelregisters.
Tijdens de studiemiddag vertellen medewerkers van het Humanities Cluster over de voortgang en bespreken landbouwhistorici hun gebruik van HisGIS bij hun onderzoek.
🔗 iisg.amsterdam/nl/events/hi...
Tijdens de studiemiddag vertellen medewerkers van het Humanities Cluster over de voortgang en bespreken landbouwhistorici hun gebruik van HisGIS bij hun onderzoek.
🔗 iisg.amsterdam/nl/events/hi...
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This is maybe the best news I’ve read today! A new journal on @openjournalsnl.bsky.social, and what’s particularly interesting is that this is a so-called data journal, in the humanities. #openscholarship
Diamond #openaccess 💎 funded by @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social & @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
Diamond #openaccess 💎 funded by @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social & @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
🔔 Newsflash!
📅 As of today Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences has transferred to @openjournalsnl.bsky.social, a platform specifically for diamond open access publishing.
📅 As of today Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences has transferred to @openjournalsnl.bsky.social, a platform specifically for diamond open access publishing.
Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences
researchdatajournal.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is maybe the best news I’ve read today! A new journal on @openjournalsnl.bsky.social, and what’s particularly interesting is that this is a so-called data journal, in the humanities. #openscholarship
Diamond #openaccess 💎 funded by @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social & @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
Diamond #openaccess 💎 funded by @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social & @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
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Interested in what's going on at the world's most important library and archive of labour and social history, the
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February 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Interested in what's going on at the world's most important library and archive of labour and social history, the
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@iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social maakt Indisch erfgoed digitaal toegankelijk
February 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
@iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social maakt Indisch erfgoed digitaal toegankelijk
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Fellowship position available!
Have you always wanted to do research on social and economic history of 18-20 century Iran? This is your chance! Thanks to the support of the Prince Dr Sabbar Farman-Farmaian family, the IISH is able to offer a fellowship. Check our website buff.ly/FRkS4FC
Have you always wanted to do research on social and economic history of 18-20 century Iran? This is your chance! Thanks to the support of the Prince Dr Sabbar Farman-Farmaian family, the IISH is able to offer a fellowship. Check our website buff.ly/FRkS4FC
New opening fellowship program for research on Iran
With the generous support of Farman-Farmaian Family, the IISH launches a new fellowship programme named the Prince Dr Sabbar Farman-Farmaian Fellowships for scholars who wish to use its collections…
iisg.amsterdam
March 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Fellowship position available!
Have you always wanted to do research on social and economic history of 18-20 century Iran? This is your chance! Thanks to the support of the Prince Dr Sabbar Farman-Farmaian family, the IISH is able to offer a fellowship. Check our website buff.ly/FRkS4FC
Have you always wanted to do research on social and economic history of 18-20 century Iran? This is your chance! Thanks to the support of the Prince Dr Sabbar Farman-Farmaian family, the IISH is able to offer a fellowship. Check our website buff.ly/FRkS4FC
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Collega-'historiador' (klinkt toch wat heroïscher dan historicus) Ulbe Bosma was laatst in Spanje voor de promotie van de Spaanstalige editie van zijn boek. Voor de Spaanstaligen onder jullie, ;-)
The book 'The World of Sugar' from our colleague Ulbe Bosma is translated in many languages, including Spanish. Ulbe was regularly featured in the Spanish media. A selection of the articles:
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Cuando los Habsburgo tenían los dientes negros
El historiador Ulbe Bosma traza la historia de la humanidad a través del comercio de azúcar. Un relato de guerras, esclavitud y un enorme daño para la salud
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March 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Collega-'historiador' (klinkt toch wat heroïscher dan historicus) Ulbe Bosma was laatst in Spanje voor de promotie van de Spaanstalige editie van zijn boek. Voor de Spaanstaligen onder jullie, ;-)
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Next week our colleague Gijs Kessler moderates a cultural charity event in support of underage Russians who have been jailed for opposing their country’s war in Ukraine. Prominent activists, artists and musicians take part in the event. Tickets: vitaduo.stager.co/web/tickets/...
@gke.bsky.social
@gke.bsky.social
Get your tickets for "Foreign Agent Mulder"
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March 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Next week our colleague Gijs Kessler moderates a cultural charity event in support of underage Russians who have been jailed for opposing their country’s war in Ukraine. Prominent activists, artists and musicians take part in the event. Tickets: vitaduo.stager.co/web/tickets/...
@gke.bsky.social
@gke.bsky.social
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Afgelopen zaterdag waren er veel IISG'ers bij de #FeministMarch. Zo ook Rosa Kösters, die samen met Lisa Viktorsson werkt aan een project over vrouwennetwerken voor @fnv.bsky.social. Ze haalden het zelfs tot de top 10 meest opvallende borden op Grazia: grazia.nl/artikel/6374...
10x de meest opvallende borden tijdens de Feminist March 2025 | Grazia
Ruim 15 duizend mensen hebben zaterdag meegelopen in de Feminist March 2025, de tocht door Amsterdam in het teken van Internationale Vrouwendag.
grazia.nl
March 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Afgelopen zaterdag waren er veel IISG'ers bij de #FeministMarch. Zo ook Rosa Kösters, die samen met Lisa Viktorsson werkt aan een project over vrouwennetwerken voor @fnv.bsky.social. Ze haalden het zelfs tot de top 10 meest opvallende borden op Grazia: grazia.nl/artikel/6374...
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‼️IISG is closed on March 12th ‼️
Due to construction work in the neighbourhood, the power will be temporarily shut off, which means the IISH is closed on Wednesday, March 12th. The rest of the week, the IISG is open as usual
Image: Poster from the Security Institute (Veiligheidsinstituut)
Due to construction work in the neighbourhood, the power will be temporarily shut off, which means the IISH is closed on Wednesday, March 12th. The rest of the week, the IISG is open as usual
Image: Poster from the Security Institute (Veiligheidsinstituut)
March 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
‼️IISG is closed on March 12th ‼️
Due to construction work in the neighbourhood, the power will be temporarily shut off, which means the IISH is closed on Wednesday, March 12th. The rest of the week, the IISG is open as usual
Image: Poster from the Security Institute (Veiligheidsinstituut)
Due to construction work in the neighbourhood, the power will be temporarily shut off, which means the IISH is closed on Wednesday, March 12th. The rest of the week, the IISG is open as usual
Image: Poster from the Security Institute (Veiligheidsinstituut)
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Join tomorrow’s lecture in which Marina de Regtexplores the fight for equal citizenship in Yemen, focusing on the muwalladeen: Yemenis of mixed Yemeni-African descent. More info 👉
Muwalladeen Activists and the Struggle for Equal Citizenship in Yemen, 1970-2024
One group consisted of Yemenis of mixed Yemeni-African descent (so-called muwalladeen). In this lecture, Marina de Regt will discuss the ways in which muwalladeen have fought for equal citizenship in…
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March 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join tomorrow’s lecture in which Marina de Regtexplores the fight for equal citizenship in Yemen, focusing on the muwalladeen: Yemenis of mixed Yemeni-African descent. More info 👉