Previous RHI seminars
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Supply of labour during early industrialization. Agricultural systems, textile factory work and gender in Japan and India, ca. 1880-1940 (ONLINE)- On invitation of the Rural and Environmental History Group, Aditi Dixit and Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk from Utrecht University will give an online... -
CANCELLED (because of corona guidelines) --- On Songhay: Why was there an empire and what does it tell us about West Africa- On invitation of the Rural and Environmental History Group, Dr. Rahmane Idrissa from Leiden University will give a seminar about Songhay. The seminar... -
Trade globalization and social spending in Spain, 1850-2000- On invitation of the Rural and Environmental History Group, Sergio Espuelas from Universitat de Barcelona will give a seminar on March 10, 2020. To... -
Seminar RHI: "The roots of the East Asian Miracle: the role of colonialism and extraction"- On invitation of the Rural and Environmental History Group, Montserrat Lopez Jerez from the University of St. Andrews will give a seminar on Tuesday... -
Global challenges, regional Solutions: productivity growth and sustainability in the Frisian Dairy Sector, 1960-.- On invitation of the Rural and Environmental History Group, Ronald Plantinga will give a seminar on December 10, 2019. -
Seminar by Minghui Li- On October 8 Minghui Li, from the History department of the University of Groningen, will give a presentation at the Leeuwenborch. The title of the...
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Belinda Archibong (Barnard College): 'An ill wind that blows no girl any good'. The Impacts of climate-induced disease on gender inequality- Despite notable investments in education, persistent gender gaps in educational attainment remain in developing countries. One potential explanation... -
Luc Bulten and Jan Kok: Contested conjugality? Sinhalese marriage practises in eighteenth-century Dutch Ceylon- RHI Seminar - Dutch Ceylon in the eighteenth century offers a fine opportunity to study the dynamics of administrative control of everyday family life... -
Floor Groefsema: Images of the family farm during the formative years of post-war agricultural policy (1945-1970)- RHI SEMINAR
This paper focuses on the question how the phenomenon of the family farm has been portrayed in policy texts. It concentrates on a... -
Michiel de Haas: "Unfortunately, the black man has taken note of the depreciation of our money"- RHI SEMINAR
While many recent studies of historical migration in Africa highlights political, cultural or social aspects, this study emphasizes its...