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Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: keynote speakers confirmed

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Tourism, memory and heritage emotional geographies of cultural production, memory-making and commemoration 1-3 June 2026 Amsterdam & Wageningen The Netherlands Keynote Speakers Nancy Jouwe is a Netherlands-based cultural historian and works as a freelance researcher, lecturer, writer and curator. She is part of a Papuan refugee community in the Netherlands. Her father hails from West … Continue reading Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: keynote speakers confirmed

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“I came, but can I see?” IV: Cleared for take-off… (#NWOVidi2025diaries)

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Belated Merry New Year (as the old joke goes). Here is to wishing you all a wonderful relationally joyful 2026! Welcome to the fourth blog post (first post in 2026) in the series: NWO Vidi grant application journey (#NWOVidi2025diaries). For ease of reference, you can check out the first blog post, second blog post here … Continue reading “I came, but can I see?” IV: Cleared for take-off… (#NWOVidi2025diaries)

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Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: 3rd and final call for participation

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Tourism, memory and heritage emotional geographies of cultural production, memory-making and commemoration 1-3 June 2026 Amsterdam & Wageningen The Netherlands Call For Participation: What happens on a guided tour of Auschwitz? Which narratives emerge on an organized visit of a former slave plantation? Which stories get told by guides in a museum that curates colonial … Continue reading Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: 3rd and final call for participation

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“I came, but can I see?” III: Under review (#NWOVidi2025diaries)

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Welcome to the third blog post in the series: NWO Vidi grant application journey (#NWOVidi2025diaries). You can check out the first blog post here and the second blog post here. In the second blog post I mentioned that I had to do a "revise and resubmit" after the first administrative checks of my submission. In … Continue reading “I came, but can I see?” III: Under review (#NWOVidi2025diaries)

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Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: 2nd call for participation

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Tourism, memory and heritage emotional geographies of cultural production, memory-making and commemoration 1-3 June 2026 Amsterdam & Wageningen The Netherlands Call For Participation: What happens on a guided tour of Auschwitz? Which narratives emerge on an organized visit of a former slave plantation? Which stories get told by guides in a museum that curates colonial … Continue reading Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: 2nd call for participation

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“I came, but can I see?” II: Revise and resubmit (#NWOVidi2025diaries)

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Welcome to the second blog post in the series: NWO Vidi grant application journey (#NWOVidi2025diaries). You can check out the first blog post here where I wrote about how I wrestled with whether to apply or not to apply. In this second blog, I offer a quick update on the process which can be summed … Continue reading “I came, but can I see?” II: Revise and resubmit (#NWOVidi2025diaries)

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[New paper published] Heritage Conservation Management and Inter-Institutional Relations at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Zanzibar Stone Town, Tanzania

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This took a while but I guess all is well that ends well. We submitted the first version of the manuscript in September 2022 and over the next three years we went through the ringer of revise and resubmit. At some point I did want to give up on the manuscript and put it on … Continue reading [New paper published] Heritage Conservation Management and Inter-Institutional Relations at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Zanzibar Stone Town, Tanzania

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“I came, but can I see?”: The NWO Vidi grant application journey (#NWOVidi2025diaries)

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In the end, I buckled under the allure of the saying that "many hands make light work" and the potential possibility of maybe, I might, likely, perhaps, be in a position to fund another PhD student and a postdoc. Do you realise the tentativeness of the previous sentences? The caveats and the hedges made? Well, … Continue reading “I came, but can I see?”: The NWO Vidi grant application journey (#NWOVidi2025diaries)

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Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: first call for participation

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Tourism, memory and heritage emotional geographies of cultural production, memory-making and commemoration 1-3 June 2026 Amsterdam & Wageningen The Netherlands Call For Participation: What happens on a guided tour of Auschwitz? Which narratives emerge on an organized visit of a former slave plantation? Which stories get told by guides in a museum that curates colonial … Continue reading Tourism, Memory and Heritage conference, 1-3 June 2026: first call for participation

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Tapestry project! Join in at Wageningen University!: Threads of our Dutch Slavery Past (Draden van ons Nederlands Slavernijverleden)

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Collaborate and contribute to a monumental tapestry about the Dutch Slavery past. The Cultural Geography Chair Group at Wageningen University and Research is the host and coordinator for the making of a piece of the tapestry of the project  ‘Threads of our Dutch Slavery Past’. In an earlier iteration of the project last Spring we moved around … Continue reading Tapestry project! Join in at Wageningen University!: Threads of our Dutch Slavery Past (Draden van ons Nederlands Slavernijverleden)