Framing ‘Europe’
Joris van Eijnatten has been conducting research into the way ‘Europe’ was framed in millions of twentieth-century Dutch newspaper articles made publicly available by the Dutch National Library (KB). He is looking at four aspects of Europe in particular: the mundane (weather forecasts, recipes, crossword puzzles), intellectual perspectives (political ideals, philosophical views), popular competitions (sports, music, pageants) and visions of unity (federalism, the construction of the EU). Which images of Europe arise from this large set of data?
About Joris van Eijnatten
Joris van Eijnatten is Professor of Cultural History at Utrecht University.
Attendance
The lecture will take place in the auditorium of the KB at 20.00. Coffee/tea at 19.30. Drinks at 21.15. Entrance is free, but please register here.
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About the KB Fellowship
The KB Fellowship is a joint venture between the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB) – National Library of the Netherlands – and NIAS. It is awarded to a renowned Dutch or non-Dutch scholar in the humanities. Previous KB fellows include Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Robert Darnton, Jonathan Israel and Lisa Jardine. Joris van Eijnatten is the fourth digital humanities fellow, after Marc van Oostendorp, Els Stronks and Huub Wijfjes.
