Social History of Capitalism Research group @VUB Brussels 🇧🇪 https://shoc.research.vub.be/https://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mvpbcvh5vs2x🎉 A warm welcome to Matthis Aelbrecht, who is joining SHOC as a TVO student! We look forward to supporting his learning journey and wish him a successful and inspiring experience with our team. Welcome aboard, Matthis! 👏 https://shoc.research.vub.be/en/shoc-welcomes-matthis-aelbrecht-as-tvo-student17 Sep 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpbcvh5vs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mvkjrq2gdk2jWhat did Belgium’s takeover of the Congo Free State in 1908 mean for the widespread violence inflicted on rainforest communities in the pursuit of wild rubber?15 Sep 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkjrq2gdk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mvipgkym5s2y📣 Join us for an inspiring presentation: "Colonial Archives in the DRC", by Ngalo Masua Neré of the Institut National des Archives du Congo, taking place on 28 September at 10:20 AM.14 Sep 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvipgkym5s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3muwpacjcq222Op 16 oktober neemt SHOC-lid Benoît Henriet het woord op een seminarie georganiseerd door SHOC-collega Leonie Vanlerberghe en de redactie van het Contemporanea. Na zijn keynote volgt een panelgesprek waarin uitdagingen en vragen besproken worden aan de hand van concrete onderzoekservaringen.07 Sep 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwpacjcq222https://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mupd3wj3yk22❗Want to know more about Nel D.'s new ERC? ⭐ Check out this Vrije Universiteit Brussel page: https://www.vub.be/en/news/five-erc-grants-for-vub-from-climate-friendly-combustion-origins-universe (in English) or https://www.vub.be/nl/nieuws/vijf-erc-grants-voor-de-vub (in Dutch)!04 Sep 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupd3wj3yk22https://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mumheseduk2tNew ERC at SHOC! 🎉📚 We are thrilled to announce that our colleague and VUB History Programme Chair, Nel de Mûelenaere, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for her project 'EVERYDAY REBELLIONS: Creativity and Domestic Care as Civilian Resistance in Occupied Europe, 1939-1945'.03 Sep 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumheseduk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mtiw3sxd322n📢 Just Published in Brood & Rozen by SHOC member Claudia Pelgrims! 📖 https://shoc-vub.paddlecms.net/.../Veel-woorden-weinig..20 Aug 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiw3sxd322nhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mssgo7pacc2tCALL FOR PAPERS On 20-21 May 2027, the international conference “Premodern State Formation: New Themes and Directions”, a joint initiative of the Technische Universität Dresden and VUB, will be held in Dresden, Germany. https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/ige/fnz/forschung/workshops-und-tagungen/tagung-vormoderne-staatenbildung11 Aug 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssgo7pacc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mspsg3jlmc2t🎉 Exciting (re)publication news! SHOC is proud to announce the republication of SHOC member Anne Winter's and Ellen Debackere's article, entitled “Non-Nationals between Belonging and Removal: Urban Practices of Policies towards Foreigners, Antwerp c. 1830–1880.” https://perspectivia.net/receive/pnet_mods_0000766310 Aug 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspsg3jlmc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mrmvbxa3e22qIn July, SHOC-member Charlotte Van Riet attended the Radiocarbon & Diet Conference in Satiago, Chile. She presented the first results of her PhD research on the city-dwellers of medieval Ypres. Find out more about it here ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/charlotte-van-riet-17b42821b_early-july-i-attended-the-radiocarbon-ugcPost-7487447582114496512-bfcV/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADdp-O8Bk7izfh4l812l8bMTo82q6nnpgQE27 Jul 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmvbxa3e22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mprfojzys22e📚🏆 From Book Launch to Prize Winner: Congratulations, John Latham-Sprinkle! 🎉👏 Ten months ago, we proudly launched The North Caucasian Kingdom of Alania, 850–1240, John Latham-Sprinkle’s groundbreaking study of a little-known medieval kingdom.03 Jul 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprfojzys22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mplqmtiqcc2yFrom Lisbon with medieval perspectives! 🏰 SHOC members John Latham-Sprinkle and Imma Petito took recently part in Small Worlds, Big Worlds: Medieval Mediterranean Perspectives, organised by the Society for the Medieval Mediterranean (SMM).01 Jul 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplqmtiqcc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mpj2mvisx22yClass and gender at the ballot box: revisiting the 1961 Belgian elections Why did an experienced female politician lose her place on the electoral list? And what role did class and gender play in that decision?30 Jun 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj2mvisx22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mpiz42wgrk2sClass and gender at the ballot box: revisiting the 1961 Belgian elections. Why did an experienced female politician lose her place on the electoral list? And what role did class and gender play in that decision?30 Jun 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiz42wgrk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mozmmidnhk2dMedici Florence was a magnet for craftsmanship from the Low Countries!🏛️ Yesterday, Belgian newspaper De Standaard featured the migration research of SHOC members William Torbeyns and Bart Lambert, together with KU Leuven colleague Jelle Haemers 📰 https://bmgn-lchr.nl/article/view/2314924 Jun 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozmmidnhk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mox4w4zpzc2fLast Friday, many SHOC members attended the opening of wOnderland in Ieper 🎉. This exhibition at the Yper Museum shows what archaeological finds from beneath the city, and the interdisciplinary research carried out on them, can tell us about the medieval urban environment and its inhabitants 🏛️ https://www.ypermuseum.be/nl/wonderland23 Jun 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mox4w4zpzc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mouto5wuas2rOur second podcast featuring Bart Lambert is a treat especially for our French‑speaking followers🎧—but it’s just as fascinating for anyone interested in the historical impact of pandemics! https://lnkd.in/eFZxUUkN22 Jun 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mouto5wuas2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3momyuvcfes27Get ready for the Big Bart Lambert Podcast Weekend! 🎧 Over the next few days, we’re excited to share not one but two brand-new podcast episodes featuring SHOC colleague Bart Lambert. 🎙️📚 https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/podcast/19 Jun 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3momyuvcfes27https://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mofhtwm3es2eOn Wednesday 10 June, Imma Petito successfully defended her PhD on the relations between the Kingdom of England and Italian polities in the later Middle Ages 🎓.16 Jun 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofhtwm3es2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mocykmj2h22cSHOC member Leonie Vanlerberghe recently led an engaging workshop on “Gender in Personal Documents” at the Spring Conference of the Royal Netherlands Historical Society (KNHG),together with Stefan Kras (history teacher and PhD researcher) and Jessie Baerts (Master student Gender & Diversity, Ugent).15 Jun 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mocykmj2h22chttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mnzbyol7ts26New vacancy! We are looking for 2 doctoral candidates to conduct research on the Brussels construction sector as a nexus of labour, materials, and capital, from the nineteenth century to the present. https://shoc.research.vub.be/en/vacancy-docotral-researcher-flows-in-the-construction-sector-urban-environmental-histories-of-labour?fbclid=IwY2xjawSXkMtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFId0k0YzV3VHpJaFA0WHRPc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqsBBBJ_cEVbqTwqf89SP3ieuOyNpNTsHmR8_yIQpf5fntQz0Mdc1ENXCAuM_aem_px_Clr7tLb01pf5K8tmPtQ11 Jun 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzbyol7ts26https://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mnc5elocm22p🏆 Quiz champions! 🏆 Once again, our SHOC members showed they’re experts in more than just history at the annual VUB staff quiz.02 Jun 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnc5elocm22phttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mn7xis5kfc2xOn 26 May, the Faculty Research Day @VUB brought together PhD students from the Faculty of Languages and Humanities for a full day of exchange, inspiration and academic discovery🎓✨01 Jun 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn7xis5kfc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mmr7f3h7h22lLast Tuesday, 19 May, SHOC celebrated its third anniversary with an inspiring lecture by Prof. Andreas Malm (Lund University).26 May 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmr7f3h7h22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mkpkkt7jlk2vRecently, our SHOC colleague Brent Huygh published his first academic article, titled "Commercialisation from below: the Brussels gateway roads in the eighteenth century", in the journal "History of Retailing and Consumption". https://lnkd.in/erEd7GU230 Apr 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpkkt7jlk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mkkbfbgmw222📣 Call for Papers: People on the Move in Late Medieval Europe 🌍 SHOC member Bart Lambert is guest editing a special issue of the peer reviewed, Web of Science–indexed journal Histories on late medieval human mobility. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/histories/special_issues/8L32Y494P128 Apr 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkbfbgmw222https://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mkhyt6nfkc2qIn the beginning of April, SHOC-member Charlotte Van Riet attended the UK Archaeological Sciences Conference 2026, hosted by the University of Bristol. She presented the first results of her PhD research in a poster titled "Isotopes and Urbanisation".27 Apr 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhyt6nfkc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mjyxvnuunk2dSHOC‑collega’s Dennis De Vriese en Matthijs De Graeve traden mee op als editors van het nieuwe boek "Brusselse plaatsnamen".21 Apr 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyxvnuunk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shoc-vub.bsky.social/post/3mjreqg4rlc2ySHOC turns two — and we’re celebrating with something special! We’re delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. Andreas Malm for an lecture exploring the longue durée of capitalism and its environmental foundations: “The Political Ecology of Charlemagne – Or, What, If Anything, Is Special about Capitalism?” https://lnkd.in/e9zUGJmv18 Apr 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:otcfu2usrezblbzov4tomacj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjreqg4rlc2y