Gerben Zaagsma, Ph.D.
Web editor, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences, Huygens INGThe Hague, Netherlands
Research field: Humanities - History
digital humanities; digital history; social history; political history; comparative history; history of transfers; transnational history; history & memory; discourse analysis; Jewish history; Yiddish studies.
Publications
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Journal Article (12)
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Gerben Zaagsma (2011) Public History oltre lo Stato: presentare il passato Yiddish nell’Europa contemporanea, 129-142. In Memoria e Ricerca.
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Gerben Zaagsma (2011) Review of Berg, Hetty, Wallet, Bart (eds.), Wie niet weg is, is gezien. Joods Nederland na 1945 (Zwolle: Waanders, Amsterdam: Joods Historisch Museum, 2010), 146-148. In BMGN/LCHR 126 (3).
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Gerben Zaagsma (2011) Review of Kobrin, Rebecca, Jewish Bialystok and Its Diaspora (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2010). In H-Judaic, H-Net Reviews.
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Gerben Zaagsma (2009) The Local and the International - Jewish Communists in Paris Between the Wars, 345-363. In Simon Dubnow Institute Yearbook.
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Gerben Zaagsma (2009) Yiddish in Historical Research: Some Reflections, 19-23. In European Judaism 42 (2).
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Gerben Zaagsma (2008) Review: Thomas Rütten, Geschichten vom Hippokratischen Eid (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag 2007) [CD-ROM Herzog August Bibliothek Wolffenbüttel], 301-302. In Studium.
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Gerben Zaagsma (2005) La NAÏE PRESSE pendant les années 30, 4-5. In Presse Nouvelle Magazine.
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Gerben Zaagsma (2005) Yidish in Shpanishn Birgerkrig, 11. In Forverts.
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Gerben Zaagsma (2003) 'Red Devils': The Botwin company in the Spanish civil war, 83-99. In East European Jewish Affairs 33 (1).
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Gerben Zaagsma (2002) Joodse vrijwilligers in de Spaanse Burgeroorlog: de Botwin compagnie, 183-197. In Groniek. Historisch Tijdschrift.
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Book (1)
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(1996) De Folkingestraat. Geschiedenis van de joodse gemeenschap in Groningen, 132 p. In E. Forsten.
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Book Section (3)
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Gerben Zaagsma (2011) Contemporary European Jewish history on the internet. In Contemporary History in the Digital Age.
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Gerben Zaagsma (2011) Die Botwin Kompagnie, 392-397. In Enzyklopädie jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur.
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Gerben Zaagsma (2010) Transnational networks of Jewish migrant radicals - The case of Berlin, 218-233. In Transit und Transformation. Osteuropäisch-jüdische Migranten in Berlin 1918 - 1939.
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Web Page (2)
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Gerben Zaagsma (2010) Yiddish Sources.
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Gerben Zaagsma, Serge Noiret (2009) European History Primary Sources.
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Thesis (2)
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Gerben Zaagsma (2008) "A fresh outburst of the old terror"? : Jewish-born volunteers in the Spanish Civil War, 355 p...
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Gerben Zaagsma (2001) Jewish Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War. A Case Study of the Botwin Company..
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Computer Program (1)
Awards and Grants
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Dec 2009Posen Foundation Travel Grant to attend AJS 2009
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Sep 2008Postdoctoral grant of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah (Paris) View website
Biographical Information
I work at the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands in The Hague on a digital history project which involves the creation and building of an online community for the website Historici.nl. .
Previously I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies Department of University College London. I wrote my Ph.D. thesis at the Department of History and Civilization of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy on Jewish-born volunteers who fought in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War.
I have an active interest in Jewish History/Yiddish Studies as well as digital humanities and digital history. I also act as editor and maintainer of two internet portals, European History Primary Sources and Yiddish Sources, which are dedicated to making online resources available to historians and other scholars (see links). I am particularly interested in the methodological implications of using new technologies in historical research and writing.
Before starting my Ph.D. research I worked for the History Research and Consultancy Center at the University of Groningen for clients from the cultural heritage sector and was involved in various projects. My experience includes research, editorial work, project coördination & management and the use of multimedia in museal settings. I also have experience with content management systems (Drupal and Wordpress) and web design.
Previously I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies Department of University College London. I wrote my Ph.D. thesis at the Department of History and Civilization of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy on Jewish-born volunteers who fought in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War.
I have an active interest in Jewish History/Yiddish Studies as well as digital humanities and digital history. I also act as editor and maintainer of two internet portals, European History Primary Sources and Yiddish Sources, which are dedicated to making online resources available to historians and other scholars (see links). I am particularly interested in the methodological implications of using new technologies in historical research and writing.
Before starting my Ph.D. research I worked for the History Research and Consultancy Center at the University of Groningen for clients from the cultural heritage sector and was involved in various projects. My experience includes research, editorial work, project coördination & management and the use of multimedia in museal settings. I also have experience with content management systems (Drupal and Wordpress) and web design.
CV
Professional Experience
2011 - Present
2008 - Present
Honorary Research Associate at Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London
London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
Apr 2008 - Oct 2008
Dec 1998 - Dec 2000
Organiser/Manager at Folkingestraat Synagogue Foundation Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Groningen, Netherlands
Dec 1998 - Dec 2000
Researcher at History Research and Consultancy Center, Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen, The Netherlands (Geschiedeniswinkel RuG)
Groningen, Netherlands
Groningen, Netherlands
Apr 1997 - Jun 1997
Lecturer at Centre For Adult Education, University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Classes taught:
Dutch Jewish History/ History of the Jewish community in Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Classes taught:
Dutch Jewish History/ History of the Jewish community in Groningen
Sep 1996 - Mar 1997
Editor (freelance) at Foundation for the History of the Jews in Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Groningen, Netherlands
Education
Dec 2003 - Dec 2008
European University Institute
in Florence, Italy
Ph.D. in History
Ph.D. in History
Dec 2000 - Dec 2001
School of Oriental and African Studies
in London, United Kingdom
MA in Yiddish Studies
MA in Yiddish Studies
Dec 1989 - Dec 1996
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen - University of Groningen
in Groningen, Netherlands
MA in Modern History
MA in Modern History
Consulting Services
* European University Institute: co-editor/maintainer European History Primary Sources
* Judaica Europeana: Academic Advisory Group
* H-Socialisms: web editor
* European University Institute: co-editor/maintainer European History Primary Sources
* Judaica Europeana: Academic Advisory Group
* H-Socialisms: web editor
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