Online Lecture Series ‘An Introduction to Inequalities in Health using Historical Causes of Death’
From October 2024 onwards we are organizing a Lecture series that will provide a introduction to studying inequalities in health using a long-term historical perspective and causes-of-death sources and data.
After the first module of the online lecture series on ‘Theory’ (October-December 2024), we will start the second module ‘Database Management’ in March 2025. This module is targeted at students and scholars at all levels interested in exploring (historical) database management related to health inequalities. Participants will gain detailed knowledge from six expertly-led lectures on various key topics.
The lecture series is open to everyone, but PhD students who attend all six sessions and present a reflection on a specific article from the lecture series during a final meeting will be entitled to earn 1 ECTS (European Credits) and receive an official certificate. As co-organizer, the Research School for Economic and Social History N.W. Posthumus Institute at Utrecht University will issue these official certificates to participants who have successfully participated. This was only possible for Module 1 and 2. It is no longer possible to register if you would like to receive the certificate with 1 ECTS.
Please note that Module 1 ‘Theory’ and 2 ‘Database Management’ have concluded, but you can still view the recordings of the lectures. Module 3 is now included in the overview below and will address methods and analyses (October 2025 – June 2026). Depending on the feedback from participants, modules are repeated or new modules are added to the online lecture series. If you have any questions, please contact the leadership of WG4.
General Learning objectives
Upon completion of the online modules, students are able to:
Understand how different disciplines approach the study of health inequalities;
Outline some of the major debates in the study of health inequalities;
Explain and reflect upon important determinants of inequality in health and how they relate to broader processes of change in the period 1800-2024;
Reflect on one specific article dealing with inequality in health and present it to an interdisciplinary group of scholars/peers.