Series
Huizinga Lecture
Since 1972, the Huizinga Lecture has been organised annually in Leiden. On Thursday, December 12, 2024, historian and terrorism expert Beatrice de Graaf delivered the 53rd Huizinga Lecture at the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden. Under the title "We Are the Times: History in Times of Crisis", De Graaf explored how history is used during crises to give meaning to the times.
Johan Huizinga
The lecture was named after historian and cultural philosopher Johan Huizinga (1872-1945). The lectures have – in the spirit of Huizinga's work – a cultural-historical or have a cultural- or social-critical character by nature.
Huizinga lecture 2024
On Thursday, December 12, 2024, historian and terrorism expert Beatrice de Graaf delivered the 53rd Huizinga Lecture at the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden. Under the title "We Are the Times: History in Times of Crisis," De Graaf explored how history is used during crises to give meaning to the times.
Huizinga lecture 2025
In the Fall of 2025, we will announce more details regarding our next Huizinga Lecture, in December 2025.
Organisation
The Huizinga Lecture is organised by the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University, the Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde and (since 2014) EW magazine.
The committee responsible for organising the Huizinga Lecture and choosing the speaker consists of:
- Prof.dr. M.R. Rutgers (chair)
- Drs. S. de Jong (secretary)
- Prof.dr. O. Heynders
- H. Hueck
- Prof.dr. I.B. Smits
- Dr. I.A.M. Verheul
- Dr. C.V. Weeda
An overview of all Huizinga Lectures since 1972 can be found here.