New book publication ❗ 📖 Last month, my first monograph was published by the Académie royale de Belgique. It is a slightly reworked version of my PhD, focusing on the grain prices and the grain economy of 14th-C Flanders 🌿 #medievalsky #graineconomy #MiddleAges For the contents, see below 👇

Epidemics hit harder for those already struggling. New article by colleague @stefespeel.bsky.social maps the impact of medieval plagues on household budgets. Very interesting🧵 below 👇

🚨New publication alert🚨 My study on the short-term changes in purchasing power in the county of Flanders during the Black Death and two subsequent plague outbreaks is now out in The History of the Family. doi.org/10.1080/1081... #BlackDeath #plague #hunger #purchasingpower #medievalstudies 1/11 🧵

Onderzoek van VUB sociologen over ongelijkheid in het hoger onderwijs: de universiteiten bedienen vooral de middenklasse, alleen tussen 1950 en 70 was er sprake van democratisering www.demorgen.be/nieuws/ongel...

Late medieval plague waves as a universal killer? ☠️ Or was it selective to age, sex or wealth? 🤔 10 days left to submit a paper proposal for this special issue! Do not hesitate to spread the message to anyone of interest.

the biggest mystery in the history of the Second - Medieval - Plague Pandemic: was plague indeed a universal killer? Or was it selective with regard to age, gender, wealth....? We are preparing a special issue on this topic. Contributions welcome!

❗ Call for Papers ❗ 📖💀"The Fortunate and the Forsaken: Selective Mortality in pre-1500 Pandemics"💀📖 (Guest-editors: myself, @tsoens.bsky.social & Sam Geens) 📅Want to participate? Abstracts deadline: 1 December 2024📅 #CFP #plague #mortality #medievalhistory #pandemics #selectivity