Historians in conversation - Mirella Marini

How do historians build their career, what motivates them and how they deal with professional and personal challenges? What shapes their professional path? Dr Michaël Green from the Faculty of Philosophy and History welcomes you to his podcast, where he will be inviting interesting guests to explore their stories.

In the 4th episode of the podcast “Historians in Conversation” the guest of Michaël Green is Mirella Marini, an independent Belgian historian, who is interested in the field of Court Studies. Growing up in the border region of Belgium, she became fascinated with history at an early age. Nonetheless, she started her education as a lawyer, but changed direction into history, which she studied at the University of Leuven in Belgium. The conversation revolves the perspective of an independent historian on combination of historical research and non-academic working career, and on the ways one can pursue their dream, even when circumstances dictate to follow a non-traditional path. Mireilla Marini is the author of several important scholarly publications, among them ‘Dynastic Relations on an International Stage. Margaret de la Mark (1527-1599) and the Development of the Arenberg Family Identity’ in: Women, Diplomacy and International Politics since 1500. Glenda Sluga et al eds, Routledge, 2015, 46-67.