Happy and proud to have been awarded a Veni-grant by NWO (the Dutch Research Council) for my project 'Songs of Conflict and Connection'! In this project, I will study the use and circulation of Middle Dutch psalms in the period between 1470-1566. You can read more here: www.nwo.nl/en/researchp...
Renske Hoff
Renske Hoff
@renskehoff.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Middle Dutch Literature, Utrecht University. History of books, religion, Bibles. 15th/16th century. Feminist. She/her. Dr. https://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/RAHoff
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This was so much fun! Such a brilliant conference and so many kind people. Thank you for the invitation, @rebpaf.bsky.social!
📖 Day2 of our #REBPAFConference opens with @renskehoff.bsky.social’s keynote on hybridity & the many makers of early books, followed by panels on preservation, publishing networks, devotional books, Dutch romance, textual plurality & natural knowledge. Plus a lunchtime visit to 'Ink & Innovation'!
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"Historici die in de bronnen van laat-middeleeuws en vroegmodern Europa willen duiken, moeten die namelijk kunnen lezen. En om ze te kunnen lezen moet je onder begeleiding meters maken; archiefmeters wel te verstaan."
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In de Antwerpse Sint-Pauluskerk hangt al vierhonderd jaar een schilderijencyclus waaraan enkele van de grootste kunstenaars van de zeventiende eeuw meewerkten, onder wie Rubens, Jordaens en Van Dyck. www.bd.nl/cultuur/het-...
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Mijn naam is Floris van Alebeek en deze week mag ik posten op @historicivertellen.bsky.social. Ik ben conservator geschiedenis bij 𝘏𝘦𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮. In die rol doe ik doorlopend onderzoek naar de erfgoedcollectie van het museum en ben ik medeverantwoordelijk voor de... ©Manoah Salampessy
Hou je van oude handschriften, wil je historisch onderzoek doen of ben je gewoon gek op puzzelen? Met collega's van de UU en @hetutrechtsarchief.bsky.social organiseer ik deze workshop! Met korting voor studenten! Er is beperkt plek, dus schrijf je vlug in. hetutrechtsarchief.nl/ontdekken/ag...
Thank you for this lovely review, Sarah! For those of you who want to form their own opinion on my book, it's available in OA: doi.org/10.1163/9789...
📚📚📚 2/6 Sarah McElroy Mitchell reviews: Renske A. Hoff, _Involving Readers: Practices of Reading, Use, and Interaction in Early Modern Dutch Bibles (1522–1546)_ (Brill, 2025). Read it here: sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20... #BookHistory #MaterialCulture #Reading #Readership
We are the pumping professors! We are Renske Hoff and Marijntje Zeijen. As assistant professors at Utrecht University and breastfeeding mothers, we explore how #breastfeeding friendly academia is. We share our experiences on our new Instagram page! www.instagram.com/pumpingprofe... Follow us there!
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Our new website is live!! Hurrah! 🎉 we will share all upcoming COST action events, calls for papers for relevant events, and news about available grants and opportunities. Do share widely with any Prayer Studies scholars/ Historians of Religion who might be interested! prayticipate.eu
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Join us in June 2026 in Dublin! Keynotes by @renskehoff.bsky.social ; @wynkenhimself.bsky.social and Aditi Nafde #REBPAF #MSCA #ResearchImpactEU
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CFP: @rebpaf.bsky.social’s “Re-mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures” With keynote speakers @wynkenhimself.bsky.social @renskehoff.bsky.social and Aditi Nafde Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, 23-25 June 2026 Deadline: 15 December 2025 All info: www.rensoc.org.uk/event/re-med...
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‼️Next year, the REBPAF Final Conference will be held in Dublin.‼️ We invite submissions of papers & posters; the deadline is 15 Dec 2025. We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to Ireland!📚 #REBPAF #MSCA #REBPAFConference #CfP #BookHistory [See images for details & how to apply.]
Reviewing lactation rooms: currently at @univie.ac.at. 7/10. 'Family room' with comfortable sofa. Door can be locked from the inside. No tap or fridge, but otherwise a nice space. #ParentInAcademia #Breastfeeding
Reviewing lactation rooms at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, part 8: Vening Meineszgebouw 2. 9/10! Another room in the same building, much better! Tap, fridge, comfortable chair and door can be locked. Hurray! #ParentInAcademia #Breastfeeding
Pumping on my way to Vienna: reviewing 'lactation room' at @schiphol.bsky.social. Was directed to this 'baby care room'. Well. There's a changing table, but that doesn't really help with the pumping, does it... No chair. 0/10 #breastfeeding
Reviewing lactation rooms at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, part 8: Vening Meineszgebouw 2. 9/10! Another room in the same building, much better! Tap, fridge, comfortable chair and door can be locked. Hurray! #ParentInAcademia #Breastfeeding
There is a better space, but in another terminal and only accessible for people on intercontinental flights. I'm extra dissapointed, because I checked with the @schiphol.bsky.social customer service and they said these baby care rooms would offer a 'calm place to feed the baby or pump'...
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Found the cutest little Holy Family in Utrecht Hs. 1 M 5, fol. 26r (15c) #MedievalSky utrechtuniversity.on.worldcat.org/oclc/965428966
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Ik vind het belangrijk om ook met kinderen over wetenschap te spreken en te laten zien hoe uiteenlopend wetenschap is. Zo was ik pas betrokken bij het kinderwetenschapsfestival KennisKnetters. Geweldig om daar met kinderen over mijn onderzoek te praten! 1/3 www.tivolivredenburg.nl/agenda/99496...
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“Behandel vreemdelingen die bij jullie wonen als geboren Israëlieten. Heb hen lief als jezelf, want jullie zijn zelf vreemdelingen geweest in Egypte. Ik ben de HEER, jullie God.“ Leviticus 19:34 👌🏻
Het COA heeft een terrein gekocht in Bilthoven waar zij een asielzoekerscentrum voor 300 plaatsen wil vestigen tbv de spreidingswet. Het omgevingsproces moet nog starten, er gaat helaas veel desinformatie over rond. Op www.debilt.nl/opvangvluchtelingen vind je steeds betrouwbare info. #azc
Deze week kun je me ook volgen op het wisselaccount @historicivertellen.bsky.social!
Dag allen! Deze week neem ik jullie mee in mijn werk! Mijn naam is Renske Hoff, universitair docent Middelnederlandse letterkunde aan de Universiteit Utrecht. Ik doe onderzoek naar religieuze boekgeschiedenis van de vijftiende en zestiende eeuw. 1/3
Reviewing lactation rooms at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, part 8: Vening Meineszgebouw 2. 9/10! Another room in the same building, much better! Tap, fridge, comfortable chair and door can be locked. Hurray! #ParentInAcademia #Breastfeeding
Reviewing lactation rooms at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, part 7: Vening Meineszgebouw. 6/10. Has a tap, fridge, basic chair. Can't be locked from the inside and also functions as storage room. What should I draw on the white board? #ParentInAcademia #Breastfeeding
Reviewing lactation rooms at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, part 7: Vening Meineszgebouw. 6/10. Has a tap, fridge, basic chair. Can't be locked from the inside and also functions as storage room. What should I draw on the white board? #ParentInAcademia #Breastfeeding
Reviewing lactation rooms at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, part 6: Johanna Hudig building, room 2.18. 8/10, basic but alright. Chair, tap, fridge, door can be locked from the inside. Bit of a search to find the room, though, and also used as place to store beer. #ParentInAcademia #Breastfeeding
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#Bookhistory Miraeus lecture door Dr. @renskehoff.bsky.social 11/06, 18u30, Antwerpen. Boeken maken: de personalisatie van vroege drukken Deze lezing beschouwt de rol van lezers in het personaliseren en aanpassen van vroegmoderne boeken. Gratis, inschrijven via ttk.recreatex.be/Tickets/Deta...
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#BookHistory friends! Work has begun on the LGBTQIA+ Book History bibliography, and the team is looking for you to share your citations! If you know of or have published something on LGBTQIA+ book history, submit it to this Google form! forms.gle/c1pkNBPbbyCF...
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#newpublication I returned to the topic of my MA thesis and wrote an article about the role of imagination in the performance of Middle Dutch songs. Thanks to @elckerlieke.bsky.social and Veerle Fraeters for the invitation to contribute to their special issue! poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?...
How Much Do You Know About the History of Books? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reviewing a lactation room at Radboud University Nijmegen today: Elinor Ostromgebouw. 10/10! Nice room, clean, comfortable chair, tap, art on the walls... Well done, Nijmegen! #ParentInAcademia #Breastfeeding
Reviewing lactation room at @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social today: Universiteitshal. 0/10. I think this rating speaks for itself... #ParentInAcademia #Breastfeeding
My book 'Involving Readers' is on the longlist for the REFORC Book Award! Curious to read it yourself? It's available in OA via the Brill website: brill.com/display/titl... #award #involvingreaders #bibles
The deadline for paper proposals is 4 April! Are you interested in the interplay between language and religious practice? Start writing that abstract now and let's meet in Vienna this summer! #callforpapers
Do you work on religion and language? Join our panel at #EuARe2025 in Vienna this summer! In 'Access to the Divine', we explore the impact of language choices in religious practice, both historical and contemporary. Here's our abstract, let me know if you've got any questions! @evenelise.bsky.social
www.uu.nl/en/events/co... Old writing and new technologies in the Utrecht University Library! #conference #paleography
The Paleohub organises its first conference! On 10 April 2025, at Utrecht University Library (Science Park). You're most invited to join us to think about the impact of new (digital) methods and tools on the study of written artefacts. You can register here: forms.uu.nl/universiteit.... #paleography
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DUB nam een kijkje bij een interactief en interdisciplinair schrijfexperiment van de @humanitiesuu.bsky.social en de UB. Met oa @renskehoff.bsky.social @naoicea.bsky.social
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*Job Claxon*: we're hiring a Postdoc to research the Colonial History of the Botanic Gardens at Universiteit Utrecht. www.uu.nl/en/organisat... #skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens