The Time Traveller's Almanac Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
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To build a sustainable future, we have to tackle many problems in the present: the climate crisis, threats to democracies around the world, backslash against migration, and more… In this podcast, we look into history to help addressing these issues, so that we avoid mistakes and learn from insights from the past. This is The Time Traveller's Almanac, a podcast from the history department celebrating 110 years of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Season 2 comes out on 7 June 2023.
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How Neutral are History Textbooks?
In the second episode, we interview Dr Tina van der Vlies and discuss whether historical narratives in history textbooks are really neutral. Join us for this episode for a thought-provoking discussion that challenges what you know about the past and its implications for the future.
You can find more about Dr Tina van der Vlies' work here. -
The Racialization of British Women during the Long Nineteenth Century
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Toni Weller, a research fellow in history at De Montfort University, who explains how complicated it was to be a woman during a time when sexually transmitted illnesses and wars reduced female bodies to the status of information items.
Find more of Dr Toni Weller's work here -
The History of Rotterdam's Entertainment Culture
In episode 1, we are joined by Vincent Baptist! Vincent will discuss the history of Rotterdam's entertainment culture and the history of the Zandstraat-neighbourhood.
Check out Vincent's article:Nostalgia for Urban Vices: Cultural Reminiscences of a Demolished Port City Pleasure Neighborhood -
The migration history of Rotterdam
In episode 2, Paul van de Laar discusses the migration history of Rotterdam from the 1600s to the present.
Check out the book De Echte Rotterdammer komt van buiten - Rotterdam migratiestad 1600-2022 by Peter Scholten and Paul van de Laar. -
Europe's migration crisis on Twitter
In episode 3, Maria Avraamidou discusses how Europe's migration crisis in 2015 was debated on Twitter.
Check out her article in the European Journal of Cultural Studies. -
How we can productively engage with historical analogies?
In episode 4, Pieter van den Heede discusses how we can productively engage with historical analogies. He does so by introducing the 'Magic Yarn Ball' as a metaphorical intervention.
Check out his article (co-written with Sara Polak) in Journal of Applied History.