Thijs Spin, BA

Thijs Spin, BA

Thijs obtained his bachelor’s degree in Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Leiden University in 2022. He wrote his thesis on the monumental landscape of Rome in connection with the creation and shaping of memories. Currently, he is doing a Research Master’s in...
Agata Pawlukowicz, BA

Agata Pawlukowicz, BA

Agata is a Research Master’s student in Classical, Medieval, and Early Modern Studies at the UG, with a background in art history and philosophy. Her work focuses on premodern material culture, codicology, and the history of knowledge. She is particularly interested...
Judith Smaal, BA

Judith Smaal, BA

Judith first came to the KNIR for the course Roma Caput Mundi during her time at the Amsterdam University College, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences. Since then she has been pursuing a research master’s in Global History at...
Francis Karsten, MA

Francis Karsten, MA

Francis obtained her bachelor’s degree in History of Art at the Radboud University and her master’s degree in Art, Market and Connoisseurship at the VU Amsterdam. During both degrees she has focused her research on the patronage of individuals and religious...
Janis Oomen, MA

Janis Oomen, MA

Janis Oomen obtained her bachelor’s degrees (Psychology and History) and her research master’s degree (Ancient History) at Leiden University. She is currently working on her PhD project provisionally titled ‘Traditions of the Past, Innovations of the Present: Identity...