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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.
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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
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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 der Vlies' work here.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In episode 2, Paul van de Laar discusses the migration history of Rotterdam from the 1600s to the present.
Check out the book De Echte Rotterdammer komt van buiten - Rotterdam migratiestad 1600-2022 by Peter Scholten and Paul van de Laar.
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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 Vincent's article:
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To build a sustainable future, we have to tackle many problems in the present: the climate crisis, threats to our democracies, 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. This is The Time Traveler's Almanac, a podcast from the history department at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
