Posts Tagged ‘colonialism’
Two PhD positions on human subject research in colonial Southeast Asia
The Institute for History at the University of Leiden invites applications for 2 PhD positions. The PhD candidates will become part of the ERC-funded project “Human Subject Research and Medical…
Read MoreDescartes Centre Colloquium by Megan J. Davies
Speaker: Professor Megan J. Davies (York University Canada and Senior Fellow Descartes Centre) Date: Tuesday 15 November 2022 Time: 15.30 – 17:00h Location: Sweelinckzaal (0.05), Drift 21, Utrecht Also online…
Read MoreBodies, Remedies, Policies: From Early Modern Chronicles of the Indies to Covid-19 Narratives
Early Modern expansionism and its aftermaths constitute a biopolitical laboratory, measuring, administering, and controlling social and individual bodies, their well-being and decay (Jáuregui/Solodkow 2020, Foucault 1976). Bodies, Remedies, Policies: From…
Read MoreFood and Body in Colonial Contexts in Pre-modern Times (1600-1900)
Colonization and exploration of the non-European territories was an inherently bodily experience. Food and diet became central arguments to underscore and explain the physical and cultural differences between Europeans and…
Read MoreAfrican scientists in colonial and postcolonial contexts, 1800-2000
This conference responds to important concerns within the history of science by highlighting the lives and careers of African scientists who lived during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The papers…
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