Sjang ten Hagen
@sjangtenhagen.bsky.social
Historian of the sciences and humanities — Assistant Professor Liberal Arts and Sciences @ Utrecht University
https://www.uu.nl/staff/SLtenHagen
https://www.uu.nl/staff/SLtenHagen
I'm really enjoying #ESHS-HSS (and Edinburgh)! Some personal highlights: the inaugural lecture of the new ESHS president, Kärin Nickelsen; a glimpse into early 20th-c. Japanese physics during Hiroto Kono's talk; and the panoramic views from Arthur's Seat.
July 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I'm really enjoying #ESHS-HSS (and Edinburgh)! Some personal highlights: the inaugural lecture of the new ESHS president, Kärin Nickelsen; a glimpse into early 20th-c. Japanese physics during Hiroto Kono's talk; and the panoramic views from Arthur's Seat.
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We think it might be the biggest, though ICHST in Manchester 2013 might be there, depending on how you count. It's certainly a lot! #ESHS-HSS #histSTM
Manchester had an opera and night at the Hacienda, we have a ceilidh and Dolly the Sheep.
Manchester had an opera and night at the Hacienda, we have a ceilidh and Dolly the Sheep.
Next week I'll be traveling to Edinburgh for the #ESHS-HSS conference. As I'm browsing the huge online program, I'm starting to wonder: is this the biggest history of science conference ever? Very excited (and a bit overwhelmed already)! @historyscience.bsky.social @thebshp.bsky.social
July 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Next week I'll be traveling to Edinburgh for the #ESHS-HSS conference. As I'm browsing the huge online program, I'm starting to wonder: is this the biggest history of science conference ever? Very excited (and a bit overwhelmed already)! @historyscience.bsky.social @thebshp.bsky.social
July 7, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Next week I'll be traveling to Edinburgh for the #ESHS-HSS conference. As I'm browsing the huge online program, I'm starting to wonder: is this the biggest history of science conference ever? Very excited (and a bit overwhelmed already)! @historyscience.bsky.social @thebshp.bsky.social
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This special issue (by @sjangtenhagen.bsky.social and Marie-Gabrielle Verbergt) is perhaps of interest: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Past and Present of Peer Review in the Humanities: An Introduction - Minerva
This Introduction to the Special Issue “The Past and Present of Peer Review in the Humanities” situates the currently dominant evaluative regime of peer review within a longer and broader history of s...
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June 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
This special issue (by @sjangtenhagen.bsky.social and Marie-Gabrielle Verbergt) is perhaps of interest: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Out today: History of Humanities 11.1! With everything you never knew about printing Devanagari, reconstructing the Venus de Milo, and Ranke's seminar -- as well as a thought-provoking essay "Against Knowledge in the Humanities", and several book reviews!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/curr...
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History of Humanities | Vol 11, No 1
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May 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Out today: History of Humanities 11.1! With everything you never knew about printing Devanagari, reconstructing the Venus de Milo, and Ranke's seminar -- as well as a thought-provoking essay "Against Knowledge in the Humanities", and several book reviews!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/curr...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/curr...
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CfA: International Visiting Fellowship Programme in the History of Knowledge (Lund)
We invite early career/postdoctoral scholars to join us at LUCK during a period of one week between 2 November and 6 November, 2026.
Read more here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2026/04/13/c...
We invite early career/postdoctoral scholars to join us at LUCK during a period of one week between 2 November and 6 November, 2026.
Read more here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2026/04/13/c...
April 14, 2026 at 7:47 AM
CfA: International Visiting Fellowship Programme in the History of Knowledge (Lund)
We invite early career/postdoctoral scholars to join us at LUCK during a period of one week between 2 November and 6 November, 2026.
Read more here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2026/04/13/c...
We invite early career/postdoctoral scholars to join us at LUCK during a period of one week between 2 November and 6 November, 2026.
Read more here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2026/04/13/c...
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What is "Humanities Diplomacy"? I explore this very question in a new article about the role of the humanities in the early years of UNESCO, ahead of print, open access in Journal of Contemporary History.
Check it out!
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Check it out!
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March 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
What is "Humanities Diplomacy"? I explore this very question in a new article about the role of the humanities in the early years of UNESCO, ahead of print, open access in Journal of Contemporary History.
Check it out!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Check it out!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Ik schreef het gister al: vandaag staak ik. Waarom, en waarom juist nu?
In het hoger onderwijs wordt al heel lang flink bezuinigd. Dat heeft grote gevolgen voor de kwaliteit van ons onderwijs en dus voor studenten, maar ook voor de werkdruk die docenten ervaren.
In het hoger onderwijs wordt al heel lang flink bezuinigd. Dat heeft grote gevolgen voor de kwaliteit van ons onderwijs en dus voor studenten, maar ook voor de werkdruk die docenten ervaren.
December 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Ik schreef het gister al: vandaag staak ik. Waarom, en waarom juist nu?
In het hoger onderwijs wordt al heel lang flink bezuinigd. Dat heeft grote gevolgen voor de kwaliteit van ons onderwijs en dus voor studenten, maar ook voor de werkdruk die docenten ervaren.
In het hoger onderwijs wordt al heel lang flink bezuinigd. Dat heeft grote gevolgen voor de kwaliteit van ons onderwijs en dus voor studenten, maar ook voor de werkdruk die docenten ervaren.
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Today, university staff and students in the Netherlands are on strike! We protest against continuing budget cuts of over 1bn euros by a cabinet that has been voted out of power over a month ago.
Opbouw naar aanloop van de grote HO staking is begonnen - tot op de Dam!
Buildup for the HE strike at Dam square - see you in a bit!
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@lsvb.bsky.social
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@hetpnn.nl
#stopdesloop
Buildup for the HE strike at Dam square - see you in a bit!
@aob.nl
@fnv.bsky.social
@lsvb.bsky.social
@universiteitennl.bsky.social
@0pointseven.akademienl.social.ap.brid.gy
@hetpnn.nl
#stopdesloop
December 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Today, university staff and students in the Netherlands are on strike! We protest against continuing budget cuts of over 1bn euros by a cabinet that has been voted out of power over a month ago.
We're editing a special issue on the history of peer review in the humanities for Minerva. One of my favorite articles is out now! Sabine Seifert examines the educational context of the 19th-c. Berlin philology seminar as an early form of peer review.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
From Student to Scholar: Peer Evaluation in the Berlin Philological Seminar - Minerva
Scholars have rarely considered academic educational contexts when writing the history of peer evaluation. This article highlights the significance of these contexts by examining the philological semi...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We're editing a special issue on the history of peer review in the humanities for Minerva. One of my favorite articles is out now! Sabine Seifert examines the educational context of the 19th-c. Berlin philology seminar as an early form of peer review.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The 12th Making of Humanities conference will be in Torun, Poland, at N. Copernicus Univ., Oct 7-9, 2026.
Highlighting Copernicus’ legacy, the conference will examine, among other topics, how revolutions in the humanities differ from those in science.
www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/10/09/s...
Highlighting Copernicus’ legacy, the conference will examine, among other topics, how revolutions in the humanities differ from those in science.
www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/10/09/s...
Save the date: The Making of the Humanities XII (Torun 2026) – Society for the History of the Humanities
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October 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The 12th Making of Humanities conference will be in Torun, Poland, at N. Copernicus Univ., Oct 7-9, 2026.
Highlighting Copernicus’ legacy, the conference will examine, among other topics, how revolutions in the humanities differ from those in science.
www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/10/09/s...
Highlighting Copernicus’ legacy, the conference will examine, among other topics, how revolutions in the humanities differ from those in science.
www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/10/09/s...
📙 Open Access book publication!
I’m pleased to share that Vices of the Learned (edited by Sjang ten Hagen and Herman Paul) is now available open access via Brill: brill.com/edcollbook/t...
Take a look!
I’m pleased to share that Vices of the Learned (edited by Sjang ten Hagen and Herman Paul) is now available open access via Brill: brill.com/edcollbook/t...
Take a look!
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October 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
📙 Open Access book publication!
I’m pleased to share that Vices of the Learned (edited by Sjang ten Hagen and Herman Paul) is now available open access via Brill: brill.com/edcollbook/t...
Take a look!
I’m pleased to share that Vices of the Learned (edited by Sjang ten Hagen and Herman Paul) is now available open access via Brill: brill.com/edcollbook/t...
Take a look!
I reviewed Josephine Musil-Gutsch's excellent book "Vergangenheit unter dem Mikroskop" for @hsozkult.bsky.social www.hsozkult.de/publicationr...
Rezension zu: J. Musil-Gutsch: Vergangenheit unter dem Mikroskop
Rezension zu / Review of: Musil-Gutsch, Josephine: : Vergangenheit unter dem Mikroskop. Kooperative Forschungspraxis von Natur- und Geisteswissenschaften, 1880–1930
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I reviewed Josephine Musil-Gutsch's excellent book "Vergangenheit unter dem Mikroskop" for @hsozkult.bsky.social www.hsozkult.de/publicationr...
Join us next year in Leuven for the workshop "Histories of Scholarly Evaluation, 1700–2000." Deadline for abstracts: 31 Jan 2026. hshh.ugent.be/en/news/cfp-...
CFP: Histories of Scholarly Evaluation, 1700–2000
A workshop organised by Leuven, Ghent, and Utrecht. Co-funded by HSHH and the ERC project Global Academies.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Join us next year in Leuven for the workshop "Histories of Scholarly Evaluation, 1700–2000." Deadline for abstracts: 31 Jan 2026. hshh.ugent.be/en/news/cfp-...
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Our upcoming seminar in the Global Histories of Knowledge series. The link to the meeting will be on the website: www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/events/2025/...
October 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Our upcoming seminar in the Global Histories of Knowledge series. The link to the meeting will be on the website: www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/events/2025/...
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Extreem eenzijdig verhaal. Met Baudet als bron, want die werd ooit in België met een paraplu geslagen en dat toont aan dat je in Nederland niks kan zeggen, ofzo. Geen letter over alle bedreigingen van wetenschappers uit rechtse hoek.
En dat Brekelmans moest 'vluchten' van de UvA is een verzinsel.
En dat Brekelmans moest 'vluchten' van de UvA is een verzinsel.
September 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Extreem eenzijdig verhaal. Met Baudet als bron, want die werd ooit in België met een paraplu geslagen en dat toont aan dat je in Nederland niks kan zeggen, ofzo. Geen letter over alle bedreigingen van wetenschappers uit rechtse hoek.
En dat Brekelmans moest 'vluchten' van de UvA is een verzinsel.
En dat Brekelmans moest 'vluchten' van de UvA is een verzinsel.
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🎙️ New HPS Pod!
I chat with Prof. Lydia Patton about HOPOS — the history of philosophy of science. From her editorship of the journal to the future of the discipline, Patton shares why a historical lens reshapes core philosophical questions.
🎧 Link in bio!
#HOPOS
I chat with Prof. Lydia Patton about HOPOS — the history of philosophy of science. From her editorship of the journal to the future of the discipline, Patton shares why a historical lens reshapes core philosophical questions.
🎧 Link in bio!
#HOPOS
S5 E7 - Lydia Patton on HOPOS
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August 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🎙️ New HPS Pod!
I chat with Prof. Lydia Patton about HOPOS — the history of philosophy of science. From her editorship of the journal to the future of the discipline, Patton shares why a historical lens reshapes core philosophical questions.
🎧 Link in bio!
#HOPOS
I chat with Prof. Lydia Patton about HOPOS — the history of philosophy of science. From her editorship of the journal to the future of the discipline, Patton shares why a historical lens reshapes core philosophical questions.
🎧 Link in bio!
#HOPOS
Mijn collega's Simon Gusman en Annemarie Kalis organiseren een heel interessant evenement voor filosofen op ons departement, op 12 dec 2025. Stuur nu je abstracts in! www.ozsw.nl/activity/vla...
Vlaams-Nederlandse Filosofiedag 2025 – ozsw
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September 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Mijn collega's Simon Gusman en Annemarie Kalis organiseren een heel interessant evenement voor filosofen op ons departement, op 12 dec 2025. Stuur nu je abstracts in! www.ozsw.nl/activity/vla...
Recommended reading -- I'm glad to see the first article of the Minerva Special Issue on the history of peer review in the humanities, co-edited by Marie-Gabrielle Verbergt and me, in print!
What was the Swedish ”docent grade”? In a new article in Minerva, @isakhammar.bsky.social and I explore evaluative cultures in the history of the humanities: link.springer.com/article/10.1... This will be part of an upcoming special issue on the history of peer review in the humanities.
The Elusive ‘Docent Grade’: Evaluative Cultures in and Beyond the Swedish Humanities (1876–1969) - Minerva
In the late nineteenth and for much of the twentieth century, an academic career in Sweden was highly dependent on what grade a scholar’s doctoral dissertation was awarded. Unless receiving a so-calle...
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September 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Recommended reading -- I'm glad to see the first article of the Minerva Special Issue on the history of peer review in the humanities, co-edited by Marie-Gabrielle Verbergt and me, in print!
For more details see: brill.com/edcollbook-o...
August 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
For more details see: brill.com/edcollbook-o...
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While I look forward to reading this, I anticipate feeling personally attacked
Highlight of the summer: Receiving the proofs of our forthcoming, open-access volume @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. Stay tuned!
August 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
While I look forward to reading this, I anticipate feeling personally attacked
Highlight of the summer: Receiving the proofs of our forthcoming, open-access volume @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. Stay tuned!
August 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Highlight of the summer: Receiving the proofs of our forthcoming, open-access volume @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. Stay tuned!
Mijn recensie van de veelzijdige bundel "The Laboratory Revolution..." van Klaas van Berkel en Ernst Homburg @amsterdamupress.bsky.social is nu te lezen (OA, 🇳🇱)! www.aup-online.com/content/jour...
Klaas van Berkel en Ernst Homburg (red.) The Laboratory Revolution and the Creation of the Modern University, 1830-1940 (Amsterdam University Press; Amsterdam, 2023) 346 p., ISBN 9789463720434 | Amste...
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, ...
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July 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Mijn recensie van de veelzijdige bundel "The Laboratory Revolution..." van Klaas van Berkel en Ernst Homburg @amsterdamupress.bsky.social is nu te lezen (OA, 🇳🇱)! www.aup-online.com/content/jour...
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"Reviewers value humility displayed in Narrative CVs, and are wary of self-aggrandisement. But what does humility mean in a hyper-competitive context like academia?"
Judit Varga & Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner @unileiden.bsky.social ask in our latest piece ⬇️
Judit Varga & Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner @unileiden.bsky.social ask in our latest piece ⬇️
Narrative CVs are rewriting academic stories and identities - Impact of Social Sciences
A new study explores how narrative CVs are reshaping research evaluation and academic representation
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July 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"Reviewers value humility displayed in Narrative CVs, and are wary of self-aggrandisement. But what does humility mean in a hyper-competitive context like academia?"
Judit Varga & Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner @unileiden.bsky.social ask in our latest piece ⬇️
Judit Varga & Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner @unileiden.bsky.social ask in our latest piece ⬇️