Sex in Leiden’s Student Culture since the Golden Age

How different were students during the Dutch Golden Age? Not that much actually. Tim Vergeer discusses some historical and literary examples of the sexual adventures of some of Leiden’s students in the seventeenth century (and after).

Tim Vergeer • November 07, 2019

The Crux of the Matter: The Truths and Fictions of Crucifixions

How did Roman crucifixions work? And did medieval artists depict the Crucifixion accurately? An ancient historian and a medievalist combine forces to shed their light on matters of the cross.

Lieke Smits and Renske Janssen • October 17, 2019

#OTD: Cyclical Experiences of Time in the Digital Age

Today, 3 October, is the official city holiday Leiden's Ontzet. Why do we care so much about anniversaries of past events, and how are they commemorated on digital media?

Lieke Smits • October 03, 2019

The Omval Defaced: Thoughts on Rembrandt’s Anonymous Interlocutor

This post examines a curious late state of Rembrandt's etching, The Omval—largely dismissed in the literature as a defacement or mutilation of the copperplate—and asks what we might gain from giving it another look.

Jun Nakamura • September 27, 2019

Oldenbarnevelt and Fishes: Satirical Prints from the 12-years Truce

What connects fishes with the politics of the Dutch Republic? More than you would think!

Jan Waszink • September 12, 2019

How to Publish your Dissertation: an interview with Art DiFuria

Some weeks ago, Art DiFuria gave a lecture upon the publication of his PhD research. I interviewed him afterwards, asking him the all important question: how dó you publish your dissertation?

Merel Oudshoorn and Art DiFuria • July 18, 2019

On the Origins of America’s Great Seal and Its Attributes: Eagle, Arrows, Olive Branch

The Great Seal of the United States, designed in 1776 by Charles Thomson, is perhaps the world's best known coat of arms but its prehistory remains partly obscure. What were Thomson’s sources? How did he use them?

Paul J. Smith • July 04, 2019 • 1 comment

MOM 3: Blessed Be the Fruit: Why The Handmaid’s Tale’s Sexual Politics Are Not Medieval

23 to 31 March is the Dutch National Week of the Book. For this reason, the month March will be devoted to this year's theme ‘de moeder de vrouw’, as the Month of the Mother (MOM). This week: politics of sex, marriage and motherhood in The Handmaid's Tale.

Lieke Smits • March 19, 2019

MOM 1: In Love with Your Stepmother

23 to 31 March is the Dutch National Week of the Book. For this reason, the month March will be devoted to this year's theme ‘de moeder de vrouw’, as the Month of the Mother (MOM). This week's blog explores a son's problematic love for his stepmother.

Tim Vergeer • March 07, 2019

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