The Time Traveller's Almanac

A podcast from Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication

The Time Traveller's Almanac

This is The Time Traveller's Almanac, a podcast from the ESHCC history department celebrating 110 years of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

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To build a sustainable future, we have to tackle many problems in the present: the climate crisis, threats to democracies around the world, backslash against migration, and more… In this podcast, we look into history to help addressing these issues, so that we avoid mistakes and learn from insights from the past.

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Episodes

Season 2 (live on June 10)

Toni Weller Montfort University Leicester

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Toni Weller, a research fellow in history at De Montfort University, who explains how complicated it was to be a woman during a time when sexually transmitted illnesses and wars reduced female bodies to the status of information items.

Find more of Dr Toni Weller's work here.

Alex van Stipriaan

In the next episode, we sit down with Dr Alex van Stipriaan, a emeritus professor and specialist in Afro-Caribbean history, to talk about Rotterdam's past with slavery, which has been neglected within history.

To find publications, media products and more, visit Dr van Stipriaan's website.

Tina van der Vlies Echoing Events

In the second episode, we interview Dr Tina van der Vlies and discuss whether historical narratives in history textbooks are really neutral. Join us for this episode for a thought-provoking discussion that challenges what you know about the past and its implications for the future.

You can find more about Dr Tina van derl Vlies' work here.

Anne Heslinga Dutch game industry

In episode 1, Anne Heslinga joins us to discuss the gaming industry in the Netherlands, from its beginnings to the present. We explore issues faced by game developers and the future prospects for the industry.

Find more about Anne Hesliga's work here.

Season 1

Pieter van den Heede Journal of Applied History

In episode 4, Pieter van den Heede discusses how we can productively engage with historical analogies. He does so by introducing the 'Magic Yarn Ball' as a metaphorical intervention.

Check out his article (co-written with Sara Polak) in Journal of Applied History here.

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Maria Avraamidou European Journal of Cultural Studies

In episode 3, Maria Avraamidou discusses how Europe's migration crisis in 2015 was debated on Twitter.

Check out her article in the European Journal of Cultural Studies here.

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Paul van de Laar De Echte Rotterdammer komt van buiten

In episode 2, Paul van de Laar discusses the migration history of Rotterdam from the 1600s to the present.

Check out his book on the topic (written together with Peter Scholten) here.

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Vincent Baptist

In episode 1, we are joined by Vincent Baptist! Vincent will discuss the history of Rotterdam's entertainment culture and the history of the Zandstraat-neighbourhood.

Check out his work here.

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Contact

Email us at podcast@eshcc.eur.nl

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