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Melina Antonia Buns @melinabuns.bsky.social · 22d

I am really excited to announce the call for the PhD Course in Energy Humanities!

Held at the @greenhouseuis.net from 1-5 December.

Applications are welcome until 24 October.

#envhum #envhist #energyhistory

Poster showing a wind turbine from frog perspective. The picture is in light pink and blue nuances and announces a PhD course in energy humanities. More information can be found in this website. https://www.uis.no/en/research/collaboration/the-greenhouse-centre-for-environmental-humanities/humanities/apply-for-phd

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · 2d

Alleen maar Europese producten kopen, geen Disney kijken, producten boycotten die bijdragen aan de bezetting van Palestijnse gebieden - helpt dat?

Ik schoof zaterdag aan bij Kassa om door te praten over waarom mensen boycotten en of dat een goed idee is.

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Boycotten of niet: welke macht heb jij als consument? - Kassa - BNNVARA

<p class="margin-bottom-32">Er gebeurt veel in de wereld waar jij je als consument misschien machteloos over voelt. Maar ben je wel zo machteloos als je wellicht denkt? Met de keuzes die je maakt, wat...

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The Peace Movements Project @peacemovtsproject.bsky.social · 8d

How does vegetarianism link to issues of peace and (non)violence? Join us for the next session of Peace Histories with Julia Hauser on October 6th! All are welcome! www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

Imagining Hierarchies in Vegetarianism between Europe, the United States, and India (19th -20th Century)

In the second half of the nineteenth century, vegetarianism became a subject of intense debate in Europe and India. Protagonists in both regions often referred to each other. In Europe, vegetarians ev...

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · 15d

Nieuwe colleges, onderzoek naar de afschaffing van slavernij, discussies over het koloniale verleden en drugsbeleid - een vliegende start van het nieuwe academisch jaar voor Nederlandse geschiedenis.

Lees er hier meer over: www.linkedin.com/posts/phvand...

🚀 Een vliegende start - Nederlandse geschiedenis aan de UvA We zijn het nieuwe academisch jaar in vliegende vaart begonnen! Zo is het het college 'Een nieuwe geschiedenis van Nederland' gesta...

🚀 Een vliegende start - Nederlandse geschiedenis aan de UvA We zijn het nieuwe academisch jaar in vliegende vaart begonnen! Zo is het het college 'Een nieuwe geschiedenis van Nederland' gestart, waar...

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Mathijs Boom @mathijsboom.bsky.social · Sep 5

For those of you in Amsterdam: on October 10th, 12-13h, I'll present new research done at @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social about "plundered uranium" and how nuclear fuel made it into the Dutch nuclear energy debate of the 70s and 80s, at the @uvahumanities.bsky.social's Environment & Society seminar.

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · Jun 20

Why Climate Activism Seems to Have No History (And What That Actually Tells Us) - I wrote a short post on some insights about the history of climate activism - www.linkedin.com/posts/phvand...

Looking forward to your thoughts on this!

@uvahumanities.bsky.social @seven-uva.bsky.social

**Why Climate Activism Seems to Have No History (And What That Actually Tells Us) | Peter Van Dam

**Why Climate Activism Seems to Have No History (And What That Actually Tells Us) For the Environment & Society's final lunch meeting on activism yesterday University of Amsterdam, I tried to...

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Amsterdam Centre for European Law & Governance @acelg-uva.bsky.social · Jun 16

Climate change affects everyone, everywhere. How do we balance the need for global justice with the limits of local democracy?

A discussion today (16 June) at 17:00 at Spui25 & online.
W/ @phvandam.bsky.social, @eckes-uva.bsky.social & @philpaiement.bsky.social
spui25.nl/programma/br...

Bringing Climate Change to Court

Climate change affects everyone, everywhere. But the way we deal with it—especially in court—is mostly local. Lawsuits over climate issues usually happen in national or regional courts, using local la...

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · Jun 11

Great news! My book on transnational fair trade activism is out. It's been an unbelievably rewarding trek from starting this research in 2012 to today. I hope you will find it as worthwhile reading it!

By way of a preview, I wrote about 5 insights from the book: cambridgeblog.org/2025/06/five...

Five Things You Should Know About Fair Trade

Fair trade has become a household name for many shoppers who encounter certified products on supermarket shelves. But behind those labels lies a complex global movement with a rich history.

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Amsterdam Centre for European Law & Governance @acelg-uva.bsky.social · Jun 10

Join us for our workshop next week on Climate litigation in Europe, sustainable development and justice.

Monday 16 June @uvalawschool.bsky.social & followed by a roundtable discussion at Spui25 on climate litigation and democracy.
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Climate litigation in Europe, sustainable development and justice - ACELG

Join us for this workshop on 16 June delving into climate litigation and international justice.

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · Jun 6

Fighting over the future? We explored how climate action has evolved with @ruthamorgan.bsky.social, Stephen Milder, Liesbeth van de Grift and André Nollkaemper at @uvahumanities.bsky.social in collaboration with @seven-uva.bsky.social.

Four brief insights:
www.linkedin.com/posts/phvand...

#climatepolicy #environmentalhistory #climateactivism #sustainability… | Peter Van Dam

🌍Four Insights from 'Climate Action: From Local Movements to Global Change' Last Wednesday, we organized an engaging seminar at the University of Amsterdam in collaboration with SEVEN - Unive...

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Samuël Kruizinga @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social · May 31

Very happy to anounce nother two (!) fully-funded four-year PhD vacancies within the 𝐄𝐑𝐂 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲-sponsored project 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐀𝐃𝐄. Come work with the amazing Alan Kramer at Universität Hamburg: www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan....

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Amsterdam Centre for European Law & Governance @acelg-uva.bsky.social · May 27

Can domestic courts deliver global climate justice?

Join our roundtable at Spui25 to discuss climate change, justice and democracy. With speakers @phvandam.bsky.social, @eckes-uva.bsky.social & @philpaiement.bsky.social

Monday 16 June, 17:00.
@uvalawschool.bsky.social
spui25.nl/programma/br...

Bringing Climate Change to Court

Climate change affects everyone, everywhere. But the way we deal with it—especially in court—is mostly local. Lawsuits over climate issues usually happen in national or regional courts, using local la...

spui25.nl

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · May 14

Varen, vluchten, niet meer vliegen? Weer hoog tijd voor een update over Nederlandse geschiedenis aan de @uvahumanities.bsky.social.

Over vrouwen in de vroegmoderne tijd, oorlogsvluchtelingen in Suriname en op Curacao, duurzame consumptie en klimaatactivisme: www.linkedin.com/posts/phvand...

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2025) | Early Modern Low Countries | Peter Van Dam

Varen, vluchten, niet meer vliegen? - Nederlandse geschiedenis aan de UvA Het is weer de hoogste tijd voor nieuws over Nederlandse geschiedenis aan de UvA! ⛵ Suze Zijlstra scheef een bijdrage over d...

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · May 8

As climate change was recognized as a growing threat since the 1980s, civic contestation has crucially shaped how we have responded.
On 4 June, we will explore the evolution of climate activism with @ruthamorgan.bsky.social, Stephen Milder, André Nollkaemper and Liesbeth van de Grift. Come join us!

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UvA Faculty of Humanities @uvahumanities.bsky.social · Apr 16

Ter ere van het 750-jarig bestaan van de stad is in @allardpierson.bsky.social de zinnenprikkelende tentoonstelling Amsterdam Eet geopend: een culinaire reis door de geschiedenis waarin je ontdekt wat er door de eeuwen heen op de borden van Amsterdammers lag. Te zien t/m 7 september!

Amsterdam Eet. Een geschiedenis in gerechten

Met een tentoonstelling van voornamelijk kookboeken, menukaarten, handgeschreven recepten en andere bronnen uit de eigen collectie ‘geschiedenis van de voeding’ geeft het Allard Pierson inzicht in de ...

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · Apr 11

Bergen verzetten - bijpraten over Nederlandse geschiedenis aan de UvA. Over archieven digitaliseren, polarisatie, vrouwen in het verzet en aluminium: www.linkedin.com/posts/phvand...

Bergen verzetten - Nederlandse geschiedenis aan de UvA Rosa de Jong begon… | Peter Van Dam

Bergen verzetten - Nederlandse geschiedenis aan de UvA Rosa de Jong begon vorige week aan een bijzonder project. Ze keerde terug naar het Neve Shalom Archief in Paramaribo, waar ze ooit de inspiratie...

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Samuël Kruizinga @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social · Apr 8

Happy to announce two vacacies at the @uvahumanities.bsky.social for a postdoctoral researcher (3 yrs) and a PhD (4 years) in our ERC Synergy project BLOCKADE, which explores the two global blockades of the First and Second World Wars and their aftermaths. See www.blockades.eu for more info.

BLOCKADE – Blockade in the Era of the Two World Wars

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · Apr 7

Can activists change businesses? In this special issue, an inspiring group of colleagues explores attempts to do so, and discuss the opportunities and limitations these historical cases bring to the fore.

Thanks to all of them, and to @sabinepitteloud.bsky.social for the great teamwork!

Sabine Pitteloud @sabinepitteloud.bsky.social · Apr 4

Special issue on "Business and activists"🚨
co-edited with @phvandam.bsky.social

With @alexh33.bsky.social
@hiskearts.bsky.social @ivapesa.bsky.social @acontestataires.bsky.social

#BizHis #activism #CSR #DEI #vegetarianism #labor #RSE #greenwashing #sustainability
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Businesses, Activists, and the Quest for Legitimacy

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Sabine Pitteloud @sabinepitteloud.bsky.social · Apr 4

Special issue on "Business and activists"🚨
co-edited with @phvandam.bsky.social

With @alexh33.bsky.social
@hiskearts.bsky.social @ivapesa.bsky.social @acontestataires.bsky.social

#BizHis #activism #CSR #DEI #vegetarianism #labor #RSE #greenwashing #sustainability
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Businesses, Activists, and the Quest for Legitimacy

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · Apr 4

Had a great time talking about the importance of food for studying activism. Thanks for having me, @melinabuns.bsky.social

Melina Antonia Buns @melinabuns.bsky.social · Apr 4

second to last session included a wonderful visit by @phvandam.bsky.social who talked about his research on the fair trade movement, how cookbooks are a view into every practices, and what we add to environmental history through a focus on food and food cooperatives!

#foodhistory #envhist

photo of a zoom meeting, on the left side a slide which shows a poster with bananas and the heading 'give fair trade bananas a fair chance' and on the right side the video, showing a man talking.

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Suze Zijlstra @suzezij.bsky.social · Mar 27

Attention to all #MaritimeHistory and #ColonialHistory researchers: the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam has published a new Fellowship call for research proposals.

Find more details in the thread below:

Suze Zijlstra @suzezij.bsky.social · Mar 26

Fellowships! The National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, Het Scheepvaartmuseum, has published a new Fellowship call for research proposals, for maritime historical research relating to objects in the museum's collection.

Deadline: 20-5-2025.

Call texts: www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.com/collection/r...

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · Mar 20

Activisme, kunstmatige intelligentie en amateurhistorici - Nederlandse geschiedenis aan de UvA

De ideeën van Otto en Hermina Huiswoud, de autoloze zondag en protest tegen Hoogovens en nog veel meer in de update over onze recente activiteiten: www.linkedin.com/posts/phvand...

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Suze Zijlstra @suzezij.bsky.social · Mar 18

Yesterday, Amsterdam was on strike. With 5000 students and colleagues we were on Dam square to protest 1,1 billion higher education budget cuts. We call on the Senate to stop these disastrous measures. #WOinActie

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Peter van Dam @phvandam.bsky.social · Mar 17

Vandaag staak ik uit protest tegen de bezuinigingen op het Hoger Onderwijs. Het doet pijn om te zien hoe deze ondoordachte plannen de kwaliteit van ons onderwijs en onderzoek in gevaar brengen. Met deze bezuingingen drijft het kabinet studenten en wetenschappers willens en wetens in het nauw.

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Lotte Jensen @lottejensen.bsky.social · Mar 5

Wij zoeken bij Adapt! een promovendus die onderzoek gaat doen naar Narratieven in tijden van crisis, 1800-1918. Meer informatie en solliciteren: www.ru.nl/werken-bij/v...

@beatricedegraaf.bsky.social @rikpeels.bsky.social

Promovendus: Narratieven in tijden van crisis, 1800-1918 | Radboud Universiteit

Als Promovendus: Narratieven in tijden van crisis, 1800-1918 werken bij Faculteit der Letteren? Bekijk hier de vacature!

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