Arthur Weststeijn is postdoctoral researcher in the project Covering the Ocean: Newspapers and Information Management in the Atlantic World, 1580-1820. He specialises in the intellectual history of empire, especially in 17th-century Spain, Portugal, and the Dutch Republic.

Next to his position at Leiden, Weststeijn teaches Italian history at Utrecht University.

Curriculum vitae

• 2018- : postdoc Institute for History, Leiden University
• 2017- : assistant professor Italian studies, Utrecht University
• 2011-2017: director of historical studies, Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR)
• 2010-2011: postdoc Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen
• 2010: PhD history, European University Institute, Florence
• 2006: RMA intellectual history, European University Institute, Florence
• 2005: MA philosophy, University of Amsterdam
• 2004: MA history, University of Amsterdam 

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