Mining an Uncharted Continent: Popular Conceptions of Europe in 20th-Century Dutch Newspapers

2017 Van Tilburg Lecture by Joris Van Eijnatten, Utrecht University, History and Art History. Organized by the UCLA Dutch Studies Program. Cosponsored by CERS.

Mining an Uncharted Continent: Popular Conceptions of Europe in 20th-Century Dutch Newspapers

Thursday, February 16, 2017
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

California Room, UCLA Faculty Center




As a cultural historian, Joris van Eijnatten works on various interrelated fields, including the history of ideas, religion, media and communication. His research involves source material ranging from the eighteenth century to the present. Joris van Eijnatten is an editor of the open-access journal HCM, the International Journal for History, Culture and Modernity. His current project involves digital humanities research into popular conceptions of Europe in twentieth-century newspapers. He is the Dutch National Library Fellow for Digital Humanities, 2016-2017.


The Van Tilburg Lectures: 
In 2005, Johannes Van Tilburg and his wife, Jo Anne, gave the Dutch Studies Program at UCLA a remarkably generous gift to establish in perpetuity the Johannes Van Tilburg Lecture in Dutch Studies.
Mr. Van Tilburg came to the USA from The Netherlands in 1965. In 1971, he became the founding principal of Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh, AIA and has led this 100 person firm to the forefront of planning and design. His work as a designer is widely recognized throughout the state and indeed the entire country. In 1992, he was honored by his peers and elevated to the level of Fellow of the American Institution of Architects. In 2007, Johannes Van Tilburg was honored by the Netherlands America Foundation of Southern California. Mr. Van Tilburg is deeply committed to education and continues to work as an adjunct Professor in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development at USC. In 2010, Mr. Van Tilburg was appointed Honorary Consul of The Netherlands in Los Angeles.


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Sponsor(s): Center for European and Russian Studies, Dutch