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Famines Are Part of Our Living Past

25 May 2022

The impending famine caused by the war in Ukraine recalls previous famines: in Ireland, in Ukraine itself, but also in the Low Countries. Famines are part of our living and shared European past, writes Dutch historian Lotte Jensen. They are still interwoven into all facets of society.

Benefit Campaigns for Ukraine Fit Into a Historical Tradition

9 May 2022

Charity has a long tradition in the Netherlands and as a researcher one is quickly amazed by the enormous sums of money that were raised in the past, writes historian Lotte Jensen. The actions for Ukraine show many parallels to past events.

Cherish Language Skills and Multilingualism

15 December 2021

The new year is approaching and, once again, it is time for the end-of-year lists. Using one of her favourite books of 2021, Lotte Jensen explains the importance of having a broad knowledge of languages and the essential role of translators and foreign language education.

Nature Doesn’t Cause Disasters, People Do

7 September 2021

In her monthly column, cultural historian Lotte Jensen looks at current events through the lens of history. In the first episode, she recounts how she has seen the consequences of climate change with her own eyes. But what causes natural disasters? History leaves us in no doubt.

When Fighting Racism, Skin Colour Should Not Be an Issue

4 January 2021

In her fourth and final column concerning polarisation in society and distrust of the established order, Hind Fraihi reflects on the fight against racism as carried out by the Black Lives Matter movement. ‘It is remarkable how a battle against superiority is conducted with a certain sense of super

For Extremists of All Kinds, Jews Are a Target

8 December 2020

In her third column on polarisation and distrust of the establishment, Hind Fraihi finds climate extremism takes her to the resurgence of anti-Semitism. Because, when extremists get lost in their radicalism, they throng together in anti-Semitism as if it were a common landmark. That is an evil devel

How Muslim Extremists Bring Jihad to Our Streets and Classrooms

29 October 2020

In her second column about the polarisation in society, Hind Fraihi focuses on Muslim extremism, a highly topical subject. She states that foreign conflicts play out on our streets through rudimentary forms of terrorism. European ‘gangster Islamism’ has its roots in the 1990s but, today, the tar

How the Flemish and Dutch Far Right Are Planning a ‘Black Wedding’

9 October 2020

This fall, Hind Fraihi will dedicate a series of four columns to the issues of ever-increasing social polarisation and the growing distrust of the establishment. In this first instalment, she zooms in on the ultra-right. As it stands, Flemish and Dutch extremists mostly convene in online environment

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?

Black Lives Matter Only Can Change History Through Concrete Regulations

23 June 2020

According to Hind Fraihi, it is tempting to compare the Black Lives Matter protests with the iconoclasm of 1566, and not just because there were all sorts of heroes balancing precariously on their pedestals. This crucial period in the history of the Netherlands was the start of a lengthy conflict th

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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