Research Topic 'Tracing the Global Evolution of Green Ideas and Movements since the 19th Century'

Tourism as a social and cultural phenomenon since the nineteenth century has not only been a recreational practice or the opportunity to see unseen places, but also a tool for the realization of political interests. The 2024 conference, held on 15-16 May in Vilnius at the premises of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, will further explore the intricate relationship between tourism, leisure and nationalism.

Conference presentation

Tourism as a social and cultural phenomenon since the nineteenth century has not only been a recreational practice or the opportunity to see unseen places, but also a tool for the realization of political interests.

Due to industrialization and the development of railroad networks in Europe in the nineteenth century, travel became faster and more frequent. Travel became cheaper and more comfortable and allowed a much larger segment of the population to participate in leisure activities.

The yearly NISE-Lecture will take place on 28 November at 19hr in the Nottebohm-room of the Heritage Library Hendrik Conscience in Antwerp

Digital Library of National Movements in Europe

The latest volume of Studies on National Movements is published. Click on "Read More" to access the articles!

New publication in the NISE-Essay Series: Marta Filipová 'Designing national pavilions and nations: Czechoslovakia and Bat'a at interwar exhibitions'.

The latest volume of Studies on National Movements is published. Click on "Read More" to access the articles!

Last Friday, 10 November, the prestigious Nottebohm room in Antwerp appeared full on an event that attracted historians, academics, researches, people from the cultural and the education sectors and many others.

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