BOF Sabbatical 2021-2022 - Luc Duerloo.

This project is related tot he FWO sabbatical leave mentioned alongside. It will allow me to finish the manuscript of one book length project, write a methodological article to be published in a peer reviewed journal, present papers at several international conferences and prepare them for publication, and gather materials for a project that builds on previous research but also ventures into new and promising areas. A term as visiting fellow of Jesus College (Oxford) will allow me to explore the manuscript collections of the Bodleian Library and the Library of Queen's College to set up a new line of investigation on heraldry, noble identity and state formation. My stay as visiting researcher at the Institut für die Erforschung der Habsburgermonarchie und des Balkanraumes of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna) will provide the opportunity to discuss chapters with leading scholars and finalise them of my upcoming monograph on the politics of memory in the archducal regime.

Keywords:POLITICAL HISTORY, EARLY MODERN HISTORY, HABSBURG STUDIES, STATE FORMATION

Disciplines:Early modern history, Political history