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Dr. Nina Geerdink serves as an Assistant Professor of Early Modern Dutch Literature within the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication at Utrecht University's Faculty of Humanities. She is actively affiliated with the Humanities Institute for Cultural Inquiry and plays a leadership role as co-coordinator of the Utrecht University Centre for Early Modern Studies (UUCEMS) and the Huizinga Research Network Women's Writing in History.
Her scholarly profile demonstrates deep expertise in 17th-century Dutch literary culture, with particular focus on authorship economics, patronage systems, and women's writing strategies. Dr. Geerdink's research reveals how literary authors navigated complex social and economic constraints in the Dutch Republic, examining topics from printing privileges to wedding poetry and paratextual strategies employed by female writers. Her methodological approach often combines literary analysis with economic history and gender studies frameworks.
Analysis of her recent publications shows a clear trajectory toward digital humanities projects (like SHEWROTE database development) while maintaining strong connections to traditional literary scholarship. Her work increasingly examines intersectional aspects of early modern authorship, exploring how gender, class, and religious identity shaped literary production and reception.
- NIAS Themegroup Fellowship for 'Understanding Knowledge in the Low Countries, 1500-1900' (2020)
- Tiele fellowship for research on printing privileges (2021)
Dr. Geerdink maintains an active role in scholarly communities through editorial work (Nederlandse letterkunde journal), leadership positions (Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender), and organization of major international conferences examining patronage systems across historical periods. Her research contributes significantly to efforts recovering women's voices from historical archives and understanding the economic dimensions of literary production.
Through her coordination of UUCEMS and the Women's Writing in History network, Dr. Geerdink fosters collaborative research environments that bridge disciplinary boundaries while maintaining focus on early modern literary culture, with particular attention to marginalized voices and alternative knowledge systems.
