Tim Overkempe is PhD researcher in the project Science at the Fair: Performing Knowledge and Technology in Western Europe, 1850-1914 at the University of Antwerp. His research focuses on science and technology at the fairground, particularly the introduction of new media spectacles, such as X-ray or cinema. Overkempe has a background in History & Philosophy of Science, in which he obtained his degree at Utrecht University. His research interests include the history of the (long) nineteenth century, social history, cultural memory and the interplay between (digital) media and cultural heritage.

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  • doctoral scholarship holder