We are delighted to receive as our guest of honor medical historian dr. Javier Martínez Antonio, during the workshop we are holding on 9 October. Javier Martínez, who is Professor at the University of Zaragoza, has done extensive research on the history of medicine, public health, and humanitarianism in modern Morocco, including quarantines in the…

We are proud to announce that no fewer than four COOPERATION members -Bryony Harris, Charles Ough, Evren Çakıl and Giorgio Ennas-  will share their research findings, insights and experiences during the upcoming Congress on Ottoman Studies. This 4th edition is scheduled to take place from 17 till 19 October 2025 and will be hosted by…

Do you hold a doctoral degree in 19th and early 20th century international history, imperial history, history of medicine, Middle Eastern/North African history or another field that matches our area of investigation? We are looking for a motivated Postdoctoral researcher to join our team. Find further details on the position and how to apply on…

In August, PhD Candidate Bryony Harris attended a two-day conference at Radboud University in Nijmegen. How did we Lift the Burden? Infectious Disease Mortality in the Western and Non-Western World (1800-now) was organised by the GREATLEAP network and brought together a community of historical demography experts to tackle this question with a variety of theoretical, empirical and methodological…

In August, Giorgio Ennas and Evren Cakil will present at EAHMH 2025 Health Beyond Medicine. This year’s conference is hosted by the Humboldt University Berlin and will take place between 26 and 29 August. Fellow postdoc Ennas is scheduled to participate on the 27th, together with Dr. Shiori Nosaka, Dr. Cansu Degirmencioglu and Dr. Léa…

The COOPERATION research team gathered on 30 June to review progress, align on the next steps to take, and celebrate achievements made. The last 12 months have been productive. Before starting the discussion, team members showed on a map all the places they have been to. Together, they have covered a huge area, that ranges…

On 23 May, Gert Huskens presented in Aix-en-Provence his paper Murky water in Tangier. Sanitary transimperialism and Belgian economic expansion in (pre-)colonial Morocco, 1899-1920 at the 6th New Diplomatic History Conference in the panel Humanitarian and health diplomacy chaired by prof. Benoît Pouget. In his contribution, Huskens looked at the Belgian entrepreneurs and companies that…

On 2nd July, Charles Ough will present his paper From Revolution to Ruin: Subaltern Politics, Social Change and Sectarian Violence in Mount Lebanon, 1858-60 at the 2025 British Society of Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) annual conference, this year hosted by Newcastle University in the North East of England. Mr Ough looks at the 1858 peasants’…

PhD candidate Bryony Harris gave a great presentation at the Humanities Graduate School Conference, titled ‘Disease control and bodily autonomy in Mehmed Ali’s Egypt (1831-1843). As a team, we are all very proud of her and look forward to follow her progress.

On 5 June, Giorgio Ennas will be presenting in Naples his paper Who is afraid to cooperate? The Sanitary Council of Tunis between fear and cooperation at the conference ‘Epidemics: contacts and contagions, reactions, and emotions’, focused on reactions and emotions in the face of epidemics in the pre-industrial age. Ennas is investigating how, between…