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Spread the Spark

24 December 2020

On 1 January 2021, Luc Devoldere will pass the torch on to his successor, Hendrik Tratsaert. Ever since 2002, Devoldere has been editor-in-chief and managing director of Flemish-Dutch cultural institution Ons Erfdeel vzw, which is also the driving force behind the the low countries website. With thi

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Poems of J.C. Bloem

17 December 2020

Once in a while, editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere dives into our archives and pulls out a story that is worth rereading. Consider it left luggage, that reveals a hidden gem. This week, he reads the verses of a great minor poet, J.C. Bloem.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Myth of Dutch Progressiveness

4 December 2020

Once in a while, editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere dives into the archives of The Low Countries and pulls out a story that is worth rereading. Consider it left luggage, that reveals a hidden gem. This week: The Netherlands as a ‘Guide Land’.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Huizinga and Geyl. A Portrait of Two Dutch Historians

22 October 2020

Once in a while, editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere dives into the archives of The Low Countries and pulls out a story that is worth rereading. Consider it left luggage, that reveals a hidden gem. This week: the legacy of the legendary Dutch historians Johan Huizinga and Pieter Geyl.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: One-Third Land and Two-Thirds Sky

22 September 2020

Once in a while, editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere dives into the archives of The Low Countries and pulls out a story that is worth rereading. Consider it left luggage, that reveals a hidden gem. This week: film director Peter Greenaway.

Beautiful Images and Quintessential Objects

31 August 2020

Editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere dreams of books filled with the most beautiful images of the Low Countries and of books featuring objects that evoke (memories of) the Low Countries. He lists a few favourites. Do you complete his list?

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The People’s Bird. On Belgians and Their Pigeons

19 August 2020

Once in a while, editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere dives into the archives of The Low Countries and pulls out a story that is worth rereading. Consider it left luggage, that reveals a hidden gem. This week: pigeon racing in Belgium.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Lost Highway. Journey along the Kortrijksesteenweg

15 July 2020

Once in a while, editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere dives into the archives of The Low Countries and pulls out a story that is worth rereading. Consider it left luggage, that reveals a hidden gem. This week: the old Kortrijksesteenweg, one of Flanders’ lost highways.

More Women, More Colour, More Voices: The Netherlands Overhauls the Canon of Dutch History

30 June 2020

The Netherlands has recalibrated its historical Canon: more women and more diversity, less “Holland”, more of the provinces. And an expanded timeline of the nation’s history. New figures found in the fifty “windows” include, among others, Mary of Burgundy, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Sara Bu

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Language Border in Belgium

17 June 2020

Once in a while, editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere dives into the archives of The Low Countries and pulls out a story that is worth rereading. Consider it left luggage, that reveals a hidden gem. This week: the language border in Belgium.

What About the Truth?

15 June 2020

This year, the Month of Philosophy in Belgium and the Netherlands is dedicated to the concept of truth. The truth Is a complicated matter, according to editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere, who actually favours the idea of ‘truthfulness’. ‘If we are unable to live a life of truth, let us try and live

What Purpose Do Poets Serve in Times of Scarcity?

10 June 2020

According to editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere, literature does not provide knowledge, let alone truth. Still, literature can make people better.A Belgian magistrate sentenced a speed demon to read the novel Tonio by A.F.TH. van der Heijden, in which the author describes the loss of his son in a traffic

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