Prof Tim Hitchcock giving the second keynote of #EAUH2022 on digital #urbanhistory. Argues that urban history has always been in uneasy relationship with computers. Advent of #GIS helped urban history to be more spatially aware

Today is looking cloudy ⛅️with a high chance of great discussions on urban history around the Antwerp region. Enjoy the third day of #EAUH2022 everyone!

Today's keynote will be delivered by Daniel Jütte (New York University). Titled 'Locked Out: Toward a Material History of Inequality', it will answer the question: Who was actually allowed to enter a premodern city? And who was “locked out”? 🕐17.45 📍 K.001

Marly Terwisscha is presenting her brilliant research on one of my favourite and rather bizarre sources: lottery poems! This afternoon, vaut le voyage! @UrbanhistoryUA

Enjoyed speaking at EAUH2022Antwerp in Antwerp. In my paper, I explored the Corpus Domini processions in 16-17th c. Bologna and argued that they played a central role in the city's Tridentine Reforms and spatial politics of archbishop Gabriele Paleotti. #eauh2022 #spatialhistory

Peter Stabel now speaking about a painting of an author presenting their manuscript to a Duke. The image depicts an ideal society with street sellers outside the Ducal court #EAUH2022 #urbanhistory

This evening we will have the conference dinner 🍽️ at the @zooantwerpen 🕐19.30 -23.00 📍 Next to the railway station 🎟️Make sure to bring your admission ticket!

Are you still around on Sunday? 🚶Make sure to take a look at one of our post-conference tours around the city. Registrations for the following three tours are still open. You can register at the desk in the K-building. More info: uantwerpen.be/en/conferences…

In 10 minutes!

The last day of #EAUH2022 with still some very exciting on the programme. Let's talk urban history!

We saved the best for last: Before you all hit the road home, why not discuss some thoughts about the infrastructure of those premodern roads that connected the urban centres with each other? *Session S15 at 11h in room M 107*

In the Closing Ceremony Debate 'Let's Talk (about) Theory, Greet de Block and Bert De Munck debate with Simon Gunn, Patrick Lantschner, Stijn Oosterlynck and Alexia Yates on the relationship between urban history and urban theory. 🕐14.00 📍K.001

There is still plenty room in the Toxic Legacies-tour. You can apply at the desk until 16.00 (or just after if you are at the Closing Debate)!

Last session at #EAUH2022 If you’ve enjoyed the conference and would like to continue these types of Urban debates next year the CFP for our 2023 conference is open till December EAUH2022Antwerp Urban History

The location and theme of the next #EAUH has been announced... 🥁... The University of Ostrava -Faculty of Arts(Czech Republic) will host #EAUH2024 on the theme 'Cities at the Boundaries'

With Peter's final remarks. EAUH2022 is now officially closed. We hope you all had fruitful discussions, and see you at #EAUH2024! 👋

At the reception, the band 'Night In Albizia', with our very own Ilja Van Damme on the electric violin 🎻, end the conference in style. 🎶

The Institute of Historical Research in the University of London is organising an event at the end of September to commemorate Prof Derek Keene, who passed away in 2021. Prof. Keene was not only an important scholar, but also a a warm person and tireless supporter of all kinds of research into urban history.

The winners of the student prize are known...🥁... Olivia Cocking: Inequality studies and urban history Lena Lorenz: Multi-disciplinarity, heritage or urban theory Antonia Weiss: Premodern urban history Črtomir Lorber: Modern urban history Congratulations to all! 🏆