Hoogbergen's thesis, entitled 'Waiting for Yesteryears', was written during the Cultural Anthropology: Sustainable Citizenship program at Utrecht University. The prize, awarded by the Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in collaboration with Utrecht University, is given to a student who writes an excellent thesis on the theme of intangible cultural heritage. Hoogbergen received a cash prize of 1,000 euros and an ICH trophy, painted in the style of the Frisian village Hindeloopen.
Left to right: Marco van Baalen, Anne Veere Hoogbergen, Lisanne Renes, Josephine Koopman
The committee praised Anne Veere's fluent writing style and her research within the skating community. She spent three months in a Frisian village for participatory observations. The thesis has a relevant topic, namely the impact of climate change on intangible cultural heritage. The research question that is central to Hoogbergen's thesis is: 'How is ecological nostalgia experienced and articulated in the contemporary Dutch intangible cultural heritage context?'. According to the committee, the thesis is 'critical, nuanced and respectful to the respondents' and the research 'contributes to reflection on the temporal dimension of intangible cultural heritage on the brink of disappearance'.
Second and third prizes
The second prize went to the thesis of Josephine Koopman. This research is about the role of scent in toko shops and was written at the University of Amsterdam in the Heritage & Memory Studies program. The thesis of Lisanne Renes, also written at the UvA in Heritage & Memory Studies, received the third prize. Renes wrote her thesis on rituals around death and mourning and their inscription in inventories in Flanders, Germany and the Netherlands. After the award ceremony, the program continued with a lecture by Professor Rodney Harrison on 'Rethinking heritage and museums in and for the climate emergency'.
Anne Veere Hoogbergen gives a presentation about her thesis
Dr. Albert van der Zeijden
The Dr. Albert van der Zeijdenscriptieprijs was awarded for the first time this year by Utrecht University and the Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage to stimulate research on intangible cultural heritage. Albert van der Zeijden (1957-2021) worked in the world of intangible cultural heritage and folk culture for almost 35 years and held numerous positions. In recent years, he worked as head of the Knowledge Development team at the Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage. As a Research Fellow in Heritage Studies, Van der Zeijden was affiliated with Utrecht University, where he mentored students on their theses. He was also active internationally, for example, within the ICH-NGO Forum, where he was the coordinator of the Working Group Research.
