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From Rome to Today: How Politicians Use Antiquity
DUTCH - When politicians draw on history to reinforce their message, they strikingly often turn to antiquity—with the Roman Empire up front. Do these references actually make sense, and does that even matter?
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First impressions: The position of literary debut prizes in the dynamics of value attribution within the Dutch literary field
This PhD thesis examines how Dutch debut prizes contribute to the attribution of literary value. Based on five debutant prizes, the research shows that prizes apply different criteria and interests.
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Symposium: Willem van Berchen en de verhalen over geschiedenis
On Wednesday 25 March, the Vereniging Gelre, the Nijmegen Regional Archives and Radboud University (RICH, Faculty of Arts) are organising a symposium in the Stevenskerk on Willem van Berchen's chronicle of Gelderland.
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How We Recognise Spoken Words and Why Their Inner Structure Matters
This PhD thesis investigates how people achieve quick word recognition, with a particular focus on words that consist of multiple meaningful parts, such as un-happi-ness or re-view.
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Sermo sancti Augustini? Exploring the causes and impact of authorial (mis)attribution of Latin sermons in early medieval sermon collections
This PhD thesis examines author attribution in (early) medieval manuscripts as a phenomenon, focusing on the possible causes and effects of incorrect author attribution.
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Studiedag Middeleeuwen 2026
The annual Medieval Studies Day on Friday, 27 March 2026, at Radboud University will focus on the theme of ‘Knowledge, Art and Skill in the Middle Ages’.
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Inaugural lecture professor Joost Keizer
Professor of Early Modern and Modern Art History at Radboud University, Faculty of Arts, will give an inaugural lecture (in Dutch) on Friday, April 10, 2026 at 04.00 p.m.
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Mondige minderheid: Doopsgezinden en natievorming in negentiende-eeuws Nederland
The PhD defence of A.J. Noord is on 6 May 2026 at 02:30 pm.
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Dichtbij of ver weg? Het buurland in Nederlandse en Duitse regionale dagbladen
The PhD defence of H. de Ruiter is on 12 May 2026 at 10:30 am.
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Judging the News: Use and Effects of Subjectivity in Online News Media
The PhD defence of E.A. Savinova is on 2 June 2026 at 10:30 am.
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Reading for Feelings: Affect, Phenomenology and Postcritique in Late Barthes
The PhD defence of C.J.W. Cober is on 8 June 2026 at 12:30 pm.
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Aeterna Memoria Digna Monumenta: Athanasius Kircher's Memory Practices
The PhD defence of M. de Vries is on 18 June 2026 at 12:30 pm.
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Valedictory lecture professor Jan Kok
Professor of Economical, Social and Demographic History at the Faculty of Arts, Radboud University, will give a valedictory lecture (in Dutch) on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04.00 p.m.
