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Wouter de Vries (1993) is a PhD candidate at the VU University Amsterdam. His research focuses on the interaction of imagination, visuality and knowledge in the early modern period. Previous projects include a study of the genre of coastal profiles between 1500-1800 and a study into the visual epistemologies of early modern colonial maps at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin). He is currently working on the project Imagining Earth - Prints as Evidence in Natural Philosophy, 1650-1750.
Research
- History of knowledge (1500-1800)
- Cultural history (1500-1800)
- Imagination and the senses
- Visual cultures and epistemologies
- History of the (representation of the) Earth
- Cartographic history
Teaching
Teaching:
- Introduction to Medieval History (BA1)
- Introduction to Early Modern History (BA1)
- Knowing by Sensing (BA3)
Certificates:
- University Teaching Qualification (BKO)
Ancillary activities
- Werkgroep Achttiende Eeuw | Amsterdam | Bestuurder | 2019-02-01 - present
Ancillary activities are updated daily
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Auteur
Arts & Humanities
Manuscripts
Arts & Humanities
Bible
Arts & Humanities
History
Arts & Humanities
Names
Arts & Humanities
Epistemology
Arts & Humanities
Cultural History
Arts & Humanities
History of Knowledge
Arts & Humanities
Research Output 2015 2019
Land ho! Changing conceptions of space in 18th-century coastal profiles
Dijksterhuis, F. J. & de Vries, W., 2019, In : International Review of Eighteenth Century Studies (IRECS/RIEDS). 5, p. 55-65Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic
‘One can't imagine they have ever read the Bible!’: On accuracy and knowledge in the prints of Willem Goeree
de Vries, W. J., Jul 2019, Jaarboek voor Nederlandse boekgeschiedenis = Yearbook for Dutch book history. Nijmegen: Van Tilt, p. 79-100 22 p. (Jaarboek voor Nederlandse boekgeschiedenis; vol. 26).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Auteur
Manuscripts
Bible
Names
Het Natuurlijk Tover-Boek: pseudo-Goeree?
de Vries, W. J., 2018, In : Volkskunde. 119, 2, p. 176-183 8 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic
Jan Goeree: Graveur en amateurpoëet
de Vries, W. J., 13 Mar 2018Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Online publication or Website › Popular
Willem Goeree: Boekverkoper, Bijbelkenner en beeldkunstenaar
de Vries, W. J., 13 Mar 2018Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Online publication or Website › Popular
Activities 2015 2019
The Royal Society
Wouter de Vries (Visiting researcher)1 Oct 2019 → 30 Oct 2019
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Imagineering the Heavens
Wouter de Vries (Invited speaker)17 Jan 2019 → 19 Jan 2019
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Workshop on Deep History in the long 18th century, with Martin Rudwick
Wouter de Vries (Participant)9 May 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Expert meeting › Academic
Presentation and discussion with Finn Arne and Dolly Jørgensen
Wouter de Vries (Speaker)17 May 2019
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Imagineering Earth
Wouter de Vries (Speaker)14 Feb 2019 → 15 Feb 2019
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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