Curriculum Vitae Alicia Schrikker
Personal Details
Date of birth |
4 December 1976 |
Place of birth |
Utrecht, The Netherlands |
Nationality |
Dutch |
Education
Leiden University, The Netherlands
Period |
2002-present |
Degree |
Ph.D. Candidate |
Edinburgh University, England
Period |
1999-2000 |
Degree |
Student exchange project (six months) |
Leiden University, The Netherlands
Period |
1996-2001 |
Degree |
Bachelor of Arts & Master of Arts (Doctorandus) |
Subject |
History of the European expansion overseas. Subjects varied from slavery and slave trade in the 18th century to decolonisation in Asia and the non-alignment movement in the post WW II period. The study included research at the National Archives of Sri Lanka (in 2000). |
Work Experience
1998-present |
Ph.D. student (AIO) at the CNWS, University of Leiden, in the framework of the TANAP research project |
Academic Presentations
"Dutch colonial attitude on Ceylon in the late eighteenth century: the memoranda of Thomas Nagel and Jacob Burnand." The 3rd TANAP workshop, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 2003.
"Dutch and British source-material and the construction of Sri Lankan history. Some reflections on historical heuristics." The 2nd TANAP workshop, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 23-26 October 2002.
Selected Studies
"Krijger of koopman? Middelen en motieven van de VOC tijdens de oorlog met de koning van Kandy op Ceylon, 1760-1766." (Warrior or tradesman? Means and motives of the VOC during the war with the king of Kandy on Ceylon, 1760-1766). Master thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, 2001. Unpublished.
Selected Publications
"Een ongelijke strijd? De oorlog tussen de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie en de koning van Kandy, 1760-1766." (An unequal battle? The war between the Dutch East India Company and the king of Kandy, 1760-1766.) In Gerrit Knaap en Ger Teitler, De Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie tussen oorlog en diplomatie. Leiden, 2002.
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