Marlisa den Hartog
Assistant professor
- Name
- Dr. M.I. den Hartog
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2733
- m.i.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-2575-3960
Marlisa den Hartog is university lecturer at the Institute for History
Research
Marlisa den Hartog is a cultural historian with a broad interest in the history of mentalities and a specialization in the field of gender and sexuality studies. In 2022 she received her PhD at Leiden University, on the basis of her dissertation Cupid on a Leash: Sexual Codes of Conduct in Renaissance Italy, 1450-1550. In this study, she identified the sexual codes of conduct for people of different genders, ages, social classes and sexual orientations. She also examined how broadly these codes were shared and analyzed the ways in which they were legitimized.
CV
Den Hartog completed a BA in History and a MA in Medieval and Early Modern European History at Leiden University (both cum laude). In 2016 she won the national Volkskrant-IISG award for her Master thesis The pleasure that is taken in bed. Perceptions of sexual desire and sexual identity in Italy, 1450-1500. Prior to and after conducting her PhD research at Leiden University (2017-2022), Den Hartog developed herself as a museum professional. She worked at the Collections and Research Department of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and as a Curator of History in Het Noordbrabants Museum.
Press and popularization
Den Hartog is passionate about communicating research to a broader audience. She is one of the founders of the Leiden Medievalists Blog and the Podcast Middeleeuwse Toestanden. She regularly gives public lectures, and has appeared in national and local media. Den Hartog is currently working on a Dutch adaptation of her dissertation which will be published by Atlas Contact.
Assistant professor
- Faculty of Humanities
- Institute for History
- Middeleeuwse Geschiedenis
- Hartog M.I. den (2022), Seksualiteit in de middeleeuwen: lezing voor de 'Dag van de Middeleeuwen' georganiseerd door National Geographic. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden. [lecture].
- Hartog M.I. den (2022), 'Vakantieman Marlisa den Hartog tipt erotische fresco's in een Italiaans palazzo'. for OVT (NPO Radio 1). [interview].
- Hartog M.I. den (2022), ‘#MeToo in de Renaissance'. for dr. Kelder en Co (NPO Radio 1). [interview].
- Barreveld J., Hartog M.I. den & Porck M.H. (2022), Leidse mediëvisten maken podcast: Middeleeuwen waren geen donkere tijd. Interviewed by Wekker T. de for Leidsch Dagblad. [interview].
- Hartog M.I. den (2021), De ambachtsgilden van 's-Hertogenbosch. Het Noordbrabants Museum, 's-Hertogenbosch. [lecture].
- Hartog M.I. den (2021), Persistence and resistance: courtship rituals in Renaissance Italy. Renaissance Society of America, Virtual. Renaissance Society of America, New York. [lecture].
- Hartog M.I. den (2021), Feit en fictie achter Paul Verhoevens Benedetta. for OVT (NPO Radio 1). [interview].
- Hartog M.I. den (2021), Voorgesprek bij de voorstelling Doctor Faustus van DOOD PAARD. Interviewed by Hellwig F.. [interview].
- Hartog M.I. den (21 March 2019), Bedtime stories. Studying the history of medieval sexuality in times of #MeToo. Humanities Matter Faculty Symposium. Leiden University. [lecture].
- Hartog M.I. den (18 May 2019), Is in liefde en oorlog alles geoorloofd? De spelregels van het versieren in vroegmodern Italië. De Nacht van Rome. De Balie, Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Hartog M.I. den (8 September 2019), Hoe ga je op reis in de Middeleeuwen? Museum Jeugd Universiteit. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden. [lecture].