In my first blog post, I mentioned that I am a tv-maniac who can watch series all day every day if possible. There is something about...
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“OK, boomer” Vol. 2: Climate Change Kills
On my way to Leiden I witnessed a conversation that literally made the hairs in my neck stand up, much akin to a pissed off cat....
Continue reading...“OK boomer” Vol. 1: Pride Comes Before the Fall
The other day I went shopping in a garden centre. You know, one of those very large ones that require a map to navigate. Why I...
Continue reading...Assassin’s Creed, between game play and history
Today I would like to say a few things about Assassin’s Creed. The main motivation for this choice is personal interest and a slight obsession with...
Continue reading...Video games as historical tool
As I am using these articles to explore the opportunities of several digital media for historians, I would like to focus today on the subject of...
Continue reading...Am I an Otaku? UwU
Growing up I watched a lot of animated series, and I still do because they are amazing. My animation journey thus started early on with baby-books,...
Continue reading...Creating history through YouTube
In my article from last week, I wrote about the censorship of historical footage which was uploaded on YouTube. In that article I tried to explain...
Continue reading...The Immutability of Time
Two times a year, the clock changes. We either get an hour more or an hour less. We’re all so used to this that it doesn’t...
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Language Games
The inspiration for writing this blog post came to me while trying to have a conversation with my mother. Keyword: trying. It has become increasingly difficult...
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In June 2019, YouTube temporarily suspended the account of the archive of Alkmaar. Their reason? The archive uploaded historical footage on their account, including a few...
Continue reading...Ancestors on trial: historical court records online
Did you ever wonder if one of your ancestors has been to court, or maybe even served time in prison? With the help of online databases,...
Continue reading...The environmental cost of the internet
Past weekend I had a discussion with my father about the climate march of the preceding Friday, I was talking about how the size of the...
Continue reading...The Past Is Doomed to Recur…
During middle school, my history teacher used to say ‘The past is doomed to recur!’ all the time. Maybe that was only the case for Turkey...
Continue reading...DestinyTalks Episode 1: Let’s talk about Tinder.
Join Iman Hasan Slaka, Caressa Betist Thenu and Joseph Thabang Palframan in this podcast exploring the realm of tinder!
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Just me, my data and I
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Your personality, your merch
You might enjoy video games, but did you know you can make a living out of playing them? This got me thinking, so I started investigating...
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Humans Are Social Animals “We, as humans, are social animals.” This is a phrase that I have been hearing since middle school. I have learned that...
Continue reading...Historians and GIS
In the field of history, GIS (Geographic Information System) is a well-known type of software. Already the term HGIS (the extra H stands for historical) is...
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