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Social History of Capitalism Research group @VUB Brussels 🇧🇪 https://shoc.research.vub.be/
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 14h
We’re also excited to see that Camille Lacorne (VUB AMGC) and Noah Gaens (KU Leuven), whose doctoral work will be co-supervised by SHOC members, were awarded PhD funding.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 14h
William, under the guidance of Bart Lambert and Jelle Haemers (KU Leuven), will investigate the selectivity and drivers of migration from the Low Countries to London and Florence during the later Middle Ages.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 14h
Congratulations to SHOC members Brent Huygh and William Torbeyns, who both secured PhD funding in this year’s FWO competition🥳 Brent, supervised by Klaas Van Gelder and Hannes Ziegler (TU Dresden), will explore how villagers in 17th/18th-century Brabant & Limburg engaged with political expectations.
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Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen (FWO) @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social · 5d
💡 De resultaten van de nieuwe doctoraatsonderzoekers fundamenteel onderzoek en strategisch basisonderzoek zijn bekend. We kunnen voor deze oproep 313 FO-mandaten en 179 SB-mandaten toekennen. We wensen de startende onderzoekers veel succes. 👏 🎉 www.fwo.be/nl/resultate...
nieuwe doctoraatsonderzoekers fundamenteel onderzoek en strategisch basisonderzoek - FWO
De expertpanels konden voor deze oproep 309 FO-mandaten en 179 SB-mandaten toekennen.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 1d
In parallel, he is preparing an FWO application for a PhD project on the emergence and application of “mental sciences” (psychology and psychiatry) in colonial French-speaking Central Africa between 1900 and 1960.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 1d
Drawing on military tribunal archives, Lukas will examine how murder and violence were legally addressed in early colonial Congo, as well as the methodological challenges posed by these sources.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 1d
This collaborative initiative between ULB, VUB, and the Belgian State Archives investigates themes such as colonial violence, subaltern agency, impunity, and military misconduct in both the Congo Free State (1885–1908) and Belgian Congo (1908–1960).
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 1d
As a member of SHOC, Lukas is contributing to the DIGICOLJUST 2 project, “Military Violence and Its (Dis)Contents in Colonial Congo” (digicoljust.hypotheses.org).
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Context Building on the promising results of the pilot project DIGICOLJUST (2020-2022), the project DIGICOLJUST-2 “Military Violence and its (Dis)Contents in Colonial Congo: Sharing the Records, Writi...
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 1d
His thesis was later adapted into the article “After Red Rubber: Violence and Early Colonial Governance in Belgian Congo (1908–1914)”, submitted to The Journal of Belgian History.
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Context Building on the promising results of the pilot project DIGICOLJUST (2020-2022), the project DIGICOLJUST-2 “Military Violence and its (Dis)Contents in Colonial Congo: Sharing the Records, Writi...
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 1d
Lukas' MA thesis explored everyday forms of violence in the early years of the Belgian Congo, following the end of Leopold II’s notorious red rubber regime.For this work, he was awarded the Dr. Renée De Bock-Doehaerd Prize in 2025, recognizing the best master’s thesis with a historical focus at VUB.
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Context Building on the promising results of the pilot project DIGICOLJUST (2020-2022), the project DIGICOLJUST-2 “Military Violence and its (Dis)Contents in Colonial Congo: Sharing the Records, Writi...
digicoljust.hypotheses.org
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 1d
Lukas Van Oost starts at SHOC

Lukas (b. 2000) studied History at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2022–2025) and Art History at Ghent University (2018–2022). His research centers on the colonial history of Central Africa.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 2d
Voor de volledige vacature en meer informatie, klik op deze link: shoc.research.vub.be/nl/vacature-...
VACATURE: doctoraatsonderzoeker aan de VUB (onderzoeksgroep Social
VACATURE voor een doctoraatsonderzoeker aan de VUB (onderzoeksgroep
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 2d
VACATURE voor een doctoraatsonderzoeker aan de VUB (onderzoeksgroep Social History of Capitalism) en de UGent (Vakgroep Geschiedenis) in het FWO-project “Beschuldigingen en smaad op de dorpsvergadering: rurale perspectieven op sociale controle in Vlaanderen, ca. 1400–1600”.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 7d
Fascinating blog post about the early modern port of Amsterdam by SHOC member Bob Pierik (in Dutch)! 👇
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Bob Pierik @bobpi.bsky.social · 9d
Over de vroegmoderne haven van Amsterdam:
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Bomen in een woud van scheepsmasten | Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Bomen in het IJ  Als in de vroegmoderne tijd, vanaf ongeveer 1450, de poortklok luidt sluiten de poorten van Amsterdam. Maar voor een havenstad met kilometers aan havenfront heeft dat weinig zin als d...
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 8d
A proud SHOC delegation was there to cheer him on and celebrate the occasion with some well-chosen gifts. Huge congratulations, Dr Wink!
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 8d
His research—part of a joint doctoral project supervised by Bart Lambert (VUB) and Louis Sicking (VU Amsterdam)—explored how merchants in 15th-century Kampen, Utrecht, and Zutphen were supported by their hometowns.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 8d
Hora est: Drs Wink becomes Dr Wink!

On Monday, 22 September, our colleague Jurriaan Wink successfully defended his PhD in Amsterdam.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 9d
Dr. De Mûelenaere obtained a PhD in political history (2016) from Antwerp University. Her disssertation explored forgotten militarization processes in Belgian society between 1890 and 1914, and was published by Leuven University Press in 2019.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 9d
This chair to promote and share academic and citizen science on the Belgian resistance during the Second World War, as well as make this knowledge accessible to the public.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 9d
In 2024, she co-founded the 'Traces of the Resistance' chair (2024-2028) in collaboration with the non-profit organization Heroes of the Resistance.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 9d
She has published in journals including European Review of History, Nature Sustainability, and Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis on the history of food crises, international development, and militarization.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 9d
We're thrilled to welcome Nel de Mûelenaere as the newest member of our research group!

Nel de Mûelenaere is Associate Professor of Contemporary History, holder of the chair Traces of Resistance, and head of the VUB history program.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 9d
Dr. De Mûelenaere obtained a PhD in political history (2016) from Antwerp University. Her disssertation explored forgotten militarization processes in Belgian society between 1890 and 1914, and was published by Leuven University Press in 2019.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 9d
This chair to promote and share academic and citizen science on the Belgian resistance during the Second World War, as well as make this knowledge accessible to the public.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 9d
In 2024, she co-founded the 'Traces of the Resistance' chair (2024-2028) in collaboration with the non-profit organization Heroes of the Resistance.
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SHOC VUB @shoc-vub.bsky.social · 9d
She has published in journals including European Review of History, Nature Sustainability, and Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis on the history of food crises, international development, and militarization.
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