This thesis gives a comparative account of the history of organising among LGBTI disabled people in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Taking an intersectional...Show moreThis thesis gives a comparative account of the history of organising among LGBTI disabled people in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Taking an intersectional approach, this thesis sheds light on the experiences of those who were multiply-identified, and on the isolating impact that groups organised around one singular identity could have. Moreover, beyond addressing homophobia in disabled spaces and ableism in the lesbian and gay subculture, this thesis focuses on how disabled LGBTI people organised themselves as a response to these exclusions. Thus, based on archival and oral sources, this thesis shows how disabled LGBTI people navigated both LGBTI and disabled spheres, and how and why they created or used disabled LGBTI spheres and content. Additionally, this thesis analyses processes of positive identity formation and the use of emancipatory rhetoric in disabled lesbian and gay groups. These developments are discussed in relation to the national contexts these groups existed in, specifically with regards to the broader lesbian and gay movements, and the disability movements. Finally, this thesis takes into account implicit or explicit processes of inclusion and exclusion, with regards to transgender people, people of colour, and people with intellectual disabilities. The creation of implicit or explicit boundaries to group membership worked to create a normative identity within disabled lesbian and gay groups as well. This illustrates the importance of the intersectional approach taken in this thesis, which allows space for those identifying along other axes beyond disability and lesbian and gay subjectivities.Show less
This thesis discusses the humorous interpretations of integration which figured in Dutch humorous television programmes between 1975 and 2010. It uncovers the importance and meanings ascribed to...Show moreThis thesis discusses the humorous interpretations of integration which figured in Dutch humorous television programmes between 1975 and 2010. It uncovers the importance and meanings ascribed to integration in Dutch society at large.Show less
By applying the concept of "anchoring innovation" to multiple synchronic sources, this study shows how much similarity there is in "anchor-shaping" amongst different members of the sixth-century...Show moreBy applying the concept of "anchoring innovation" to multiple synchronic sources, this study shows how much similarity there is in "anchor-shaping" amongst different members of the sixth-century Roman elite. Roman law and education were important markers of romanness around the traditionalist court of the Ostrogothic king Theoderic. Cassiodorus, Ennodius and the anonymous author of the Edictum Theoderici all used these traditional concepts as weapons in their struggle for social power. Education (including juridical skills) led to a self-made form of nobility, which implied worldly power. Further research on the social functioning of normative texts could increase our understanding of the power of tradition in rhetorical communication and the possibilities of this "prescriptive negotiation" for social networks.Show less
This Research Master Thesis focusses on the rich epigraphic corpus in the third- and fourth-century Aphrodisias. By examining the Aphrodisian corpus of inscriptions, this Thesis aims to explore how...Show moreThis Research Master Thesis focusses on the rich epigraphic corpus in the third- and fourth-century Aphrodisias. By examining the Aphrodisian corpus of inscriptions, this Thesis aims to explore how several elements, crucial to civic identity in the Principate, were used and adapted by different parties in Aphrodisias in the third- and fourth-century changing political and ideological landscape to position themselves within the city, within the surrounding area, and within the Empire. I attempt to consider external elements of inscriptions when offering interpretations. The Thesis shall present most of its studies in the form of case study. Chapter 1 focusses on the elements the Aphrodisian elite applied to represent their identity, and how they selected to represent themselves in such ways according to the context. It aims to show that the Aphrodisians inherited traditional ideas of the civic elite, but religious affiliations gradually became dominant. Chapter 2 offers a case study on the ‘Archival Wall’, one of the best examples of civic self-representation in the city. Regarding the Wall as consciously fabricated lieu de mémoire, the chapter argues that the city, as a whole, defined itself by the concept of liberty, the competition with the famous Asian cities, and the continuous friendship with Rome. The key question is why the Aphrodisians chose these documents in this specific time to set up a Wall. Chapter 3 examines how Aphrodisias and Aphrodisians found and expressed their new role when the city was provincialised.Show less
This thesis focused on the question of how it had been possible for Europeans to become ‘white rajas’ in eastern Indonesian contexts. In order to answer this question, I have conducted a...Show moreThis thesis focused on the question of how it had been possible for Europeans to become ‘white rajas’ in eastern Indonesian contexts. In order to answer this question, I have conducted a microhistorical study on the ‘social life’ of the ‘successful’ missionary Ernst Steller, who had been working on the island of Sangihe Besar. Ernst Steller eventually managed to acquire significant social status in local society, an extraordinary large following, access to a large free labour force, a large plantation, and eventually the ability to dominate local chiefly politics. In order to explain Ernst Steller’s political, social and economic rise, I have utilized Tony Ballantyne’s concept of ‘imperial entanglement’, which positions the missionary as a dependent social actor within local society. As Ernst Steller had been largely dependent on local elites, he became a part of local society, and had to adapt to local culture and institutions. Ernst Steller actively participated in the competitive and ritualistic politics of Sangihe Besar – in the process adapting and manipulating local cultural conceptions and institutions in order to achieve his own goals. Due to his connections to the Netherlands and the Dutch colonial state, Ernst Steller eventually managed to gain an edge over the local elites. Ultimately, Ernst Steller became one of the dominant figures in the Sangirese political arena, together with a small number of European actors who had used similar ways to acquire their political, social and economic positions. These ‘white rajas’ competed amongst each other, perpetuating the competitive and ritualistic political culture of Sangihe Besar. This thesis has demonstrated that 1) missionaries had – given the right political and social circumstances – been able to transform their dependent social positions into positions of political power, and 2) social mobility in Sangirese contexts greatly resembled processes of social mobility in both eastern Indonesian and Melanesian contexts.Show less
In the decades before the turn of the 19th to the 20th century Dutch writer Maurits Wagenvoort traveled across both the geographical and intellectual landscapes of Europe. Struggling with being an...Show moreIn the decades before the turn of the 19th to the 20th century Dutch writer Maurits Wagenvoort traveled across both the geographical and intellectual landscapes of Europe. Struggling with being an individual within the masses of an ever expanding (literary) world around 1900, Wagenvoort looks up to the modern intellectuals, artist and dreamers of his time. Three of them in particular act as his guides through this modern quest: Walt Whitman, Friedrich Nietzsche and Lev Tolstoj. Although Wagenvoort and his work is often left out in literary histories, why is a cultural history of his wrestle -- and that of his temporaries -- with living in a modern society still relevant for the 21st century?Show less
This thesis explores the possibilities for a global intellectual history of nineteenth-century political economy. Using Italian trade legislation of 1878 as a case study, I describe the way in...Show moreThis thesis explores the possibilities for a global intellectual history of nineteenth-century political economy. Using Italian trade legislation of 1878 as a case study, I describe the way in which political economy was used as a necessary science for the Italian state-building process, what were the original meanings attached to political economic ideas and in which way the reforms performed the Italian domestic market in order to connect it to the nineteeth-century global market.Show less
This thesis researches the colonial water governance strategies of the French administration in Morocco between 1912 and 1925. It shows that water governance was, and remains, a strong tool for...Show moreThis thesis researches the colonial water governance strategies of the French administration in Morocco between 1912 and 1925. It shows that water governance was, and remains, a strong tool for transforming traditional power structures using three case studies. The first is public order and the relatonship between the old elites and the Moroccan farmers; the second is the restructuring of legal practises; the third is the decentralisation of power through settler politics. The thesis shows that the aim of the French was not to improve the lives of the Moroccans or their country, but to break old power structures and centralise power and resources under the French authority. The thesis explores the concepts of hydraulic property rights creation and legal pluralism.Show less
This thesis discusses the relationship between Jews in British Dominions and Jews in the Metropole, through looking at the major Jewish institutions. This thesis argues that Jewish institutions...Show moreThis thesis discusses the relationship between Jews in British Dominions and Jews in the Metropole, through looking at the major Jewish institutions. This thesis argues that Jewish institutions responded to their ambivalent position within British Imperial racial taxonomies through adopting a form of British identity, in order to gain access to the social and political benefits entailed by whiteness.Show less
De scriptie onderzoekt de grenzen van toelaatbare overheidsvoorlichting in naoorlogs Nederland gedurende de periode 1945-1956. Overheidspropaganda stond na de bezetting in een kwade reuk....Show moreDe scriptie onderzoekt de grenzen van toelaatbare overheidsvoorlichting in naoorlogs Nederland gedurende de periode 1945-1956. Overheidspropaganda stond na de bezetting in een kwade reuk. Anderzijds koesterde de overheid grote ambities inzake de opbouw van een betere maatschappij. Een van de middelen daartoe was overheidsvoorlichting. Deze scriptie onderzoekt de spanning tussen het maakbaarheidsideaal en de democratische afkeer van propaganda aan de hand van twee voorlichtingscampagnes: die ter bestrijding van de naoorlogse zwarte handel, en die tegen het communisme.Show less
Tot 1879 gebruikten zeeofficieren bij de Koninklijke Marine geselingen en kromsluitingen om bemanningen te tuchtigen. In de burgerlijke strafwetgeving en bij het leger waren lijfstraffen...Show moreTot 1879 gebruikten zeeofficieren bij de Koninklijke Marine geselingen en kromsluitingen om bemanningen te tuchtigen. In de burgerlijke strafwetgeving en bij het leger waren lijfstraffen daarentegen al in onbruik geraakt. Deze scriptie onderzoekt waarom het tot 1879 duurde eer de marine tot een afschaffing overging. Daarbij wordt het onderwerp vanuit drie invalshoeken benadert. Door te kijken naar de officiële regelgeving, debatten over lijfstraffen bij de marine in kranten, brochures en in de Tweede Kamer, en de toepassing van straffen in de praktijk, wordt aangetoond hoe de afschaffing tot stand kwam en waarom deze in 1879 plaatsvond.Show less
