From 25 - 27 August 2027 the third International History of Knowledge Conference will take place in Utrecht. It is now possible to submit contributions that tie in with the central theme of the confer...

Grace Leksana on her adventures tracking down a ghost that has long haunted her from the archives.

Grace Leksana on her adventures tracking down a ghost that has long haunted her from the archives.

No one would like to be called a “Professor of Ignorance,” yet we know that ignorance has a history. This suggests that historians should find a way to write it.

Scientists, physicians, and state officials argued that the mental and moral development of students resulted from studying nature—just like their peers in philology and classical languages.

The History of Knowledge Conference brings together scholars from a variety of backgrounds to further develop the field and its impact on other disciplines and society. The theme of this year’s confer...

Holding back for future gain: How archives and bureaucracy aided “sustainable” investment strategies in Amsterdam and Saxony.

13 February, 12:00–13:00 (LUX:A331) Reading seminar: Vera Keller et al., “Projects in the History of Knowledge”, Journal for the History of Knowledge (2025) Introduction: Christ…

Alexander Campolo explores how the concept of error has changed throughout history, right up to the current age of artifical intelligence.

Alexander Campolo explores how the concept of error has changed throughout history, right up to the current age of artifical intelligence.

The guest editors of 2025’s special issue on projects in the history of knowledge explore what an early 19th-century print tells us about the enduring features of projecting.

When did discussions of “the economy” begin, and why? William Cavert takes us to 18th-century England to explore the “improvement” literature of the time.

When did discussions of “the economy” begin, and why? William Cavert takes us to 18th-century England to explore the “improvement” literature of the time.

Like the vintage paperweight that sits on her desk, historiographical “Great Designs” are entombed in the amber of a particular moment, writes Vera Keller.

Poor preservation threatens the scholarly blogging ecosystem. What makes scholarly blogs sustainable and how can these practices be promoted?

Anyone who has ever written an academic project proposal will recognise the demands in this early 18th-century German work, writes Kelly J. Whitmer.

Anyone who has ever written an academic project proposal will recognise the demands in this early 18th-century German work, writes Kelly J. Whitmer.

Christine Keiner on how a chance find in Panama inspired her latest research on the unrealised “Panatomic Canal”.

Christine Keiner on how a chance find in Panama inspired her latest research on the unrealised “Panatomic Canal”.

Christine Keiner on how a chance purchase from Panama inspired her latest research on the unrealised “Panatomic Canal”.

Keith Pluymers on the quiet heroes working to keep Philadelphia’s streets free of floods and filth in the eighteenth century.

Keith Pluymers on the quiet heroes working to keep Philadelphia’s streets free of floods and filth in the eighteenth century.

Keith Pluymers on the quiet heroes working to keep Philadelphia’s streets free of floods and filth in the eighteenth century.

Keith Pluymers on the quiet heroes working to keep Philadelphia’s streets free of floods and filth in the eighteenth century.

Meagan Wierda on how the sudden closure of archives during the COVID-19 pandemic led her to a revealing nineteenth-century pamphlet.

Meagan Wierda on how the sudden closure of archives during the COVID-19 pandemic led her to a revealing nineteenth-century pamphlet.

Meagan Wierda on how the sudden closure of archives during the COVID-19 pandemic led her to a revealing nineteenth-century pamphlet.

Meagan Wierda on how the sudden closure of archives during the COVID-19 pandemic led her to a revealing nineteenth-century pamphlet.