Journal Articles by Iris van der Zande
Cultural History, 2018
In her groundbreaking 2012 article, ‘Are Emotions a Kind of Practice (and is That What Makes Them... more In her groundbreaking 2012 article, ‘Are Emotions a Kind of Practice (and is That What Makes Them Have a History)?’, Monique Scheer outlines a theoretical and methodological framework for the history of emotions. We six authors present short descriptions of our research drawing on this theory of emotions as practices, following an overview of Scheer’s framework. Encompassing research on groups ranging from early modern Italian military captains, to fin-de-siècle middle-class German mothers, to post-1945 Finnish historians, these cases allow us to consider how examining embodied emotional experiences can enrich our understanding of gender roles, individual choices and historical contexts. To close the essay, Scheer offers her own comments on these
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Papers by Iris van der Zande
De Moderne Tijd
UNDER BLACK PETE’S SKIN Dark figures around the nineteenth-century Feast of Saint Nicholas The Du... more UNDER BLACK PETE’S SKIN Dark figures around the nineteenth-century Feast of Saint Nicholas The Dutch debate surrounding Black Pete (Zwarte Piet) has become deeply polarized. Proponents as well as opponents of the black assistant of Saint Nicholas base their opinions on his assumed origin. While supporters of Black Pete believe that he originated from pre-Christian traditions, the anti-Black Pete camp is convinced he can be traced back to a world of slavery and racism. This article shows that the present figure of Black Pete is a nineteenth-century amalgamation of different types and traditions. This means that Black Pete cannot be reduced to a single, unambiguous meaning. Therefore, the answer to the question concerning his identity and his alleged racist character must be found in his reception rather than his origin.
This article discusses the popular, but scarcely investigated, Tarakan travels. These holiday tri... more This article discusses the popular, but scarcely investigated, Tarakan travels. These holiday trips for Dutch school boys and men were organized by the Dutch shipping company Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN) in the 1930’s. In the summers of 1935, 1936 and 1939 ms Tarakan set sail to Norway to give hundreds of boys the holiday of their lives. The Tarakan was called a ‘camp ship’. The simple accommodation and facilities of the cargo vessel made the Tarakan a ship on which the boys could camp at sea. The origin of the journeys is attributed to economic causes: the journeys were one of the activities by which the SMN tried to overcome the economic crisis of the 1930s. However, the advent of the trips cannot fully be understood from an economic perspective. Combining a variety of sources — travel journals, brochures, newspapers, letters, songbooks and company records — the cultural dimension of these travels will be analyzed. This article will discuss the activities onboard, how t...
Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis/ The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History
In the 1930s, the first cruises that were exclusively organized for the youth-the so-called Tarak... more In the 1930s, the first cruises that were exclusively organized for the youth-the so-called Tarakan and Slamat journeys-took place in the Netherlands. The Dutch youth, boys and girls separated, sailed to Norway, Scotland and England to spend a week-long holiday on board and ashore. Based on the writings of journalists, this article states that traveling in the 1930s is presented as a masculine activity. The youth cruises were narrated around ideas about differences between boys and girls. By emphasizing this distinction, the journalists gave meaning to the journeys. The reporting on the journeys is characterized by various narratives that reflect an ambivalent attitude towards modernity and dominant gender ideas. This research aims to complement the history of youth tourism, in which travels in the early twentieth century are rare. Moreover, it underlines that tourism reflects dominant gender ideas and that gender and tourism are therefore intertwined.
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