Your name: Hanne De Coninck
Preferred name (calling name): Hanne
Age: 24
Preferred gender pronoun: She/her
Origin country/town: Zottegem, Belgium
Other places where you have lived: Ghent, Belgium; Stockholm, Sweden
Where are you living at the moment? Göteborg, Sweden
Languages: Dutch, English, French and a little German
Academic background: Bachelor in History at Ghent University with an exchange year at Stockholm University. I was very free to choose my curriculum and was therefore able to explore many other subjects, such as anthropology, literature, philosophy and gender studies.
Work background:
I did an internship at the Study and Documentation Center for War and Contemporary Society, where I worked on their website “Belgium WWII.
For five years I was a volunteer with the scout group in my neighborhood, where I worked with children ages 6 to 18. I also organized and participated in many fundraising events for the scout group.
In addition, I had a summer job at Guberna (Insitut des Administrateurs) and like a true Belgian I had a student job in a frituur (place where they sell Belgian fries).
Journalistic experience: In primary school I created a ‘Magazine for kids’ with some friends, publishing just one copy every week.
Writing skills (English): I write mostly in Dutch, but have also written in English during my exchange year.
I have used Excel (spreadsheets): YES
I have worked with Python: NO
I use other programming languages: NO
If YES – which ones? /
I have used WordPress: NO
Graphic/illustration skills? No experience
Digital publishing/social media? At my internship at Belgium WWII, I was, among other things, responsible for digital publishing. I also worked with the social media of my scouts group, creating videos and posts to promote our events.
Audio/radio/pod? No experience
Photography? No experience
Video/tv/filming? I created a short documentary on Flemish war diaries in collaboration with a historical archive ‘Archiefpunt’.
Other editing or publishing skills? Not really
Special interests/knowledge relevant to research/investigative journalism:
I am interested in women’s football and women’s sports in general. I would like to draw awareness to the injustices and inequalities within the women’s game.
I also have an interest in how historical events still impact people to this day. Some children for instance, still carry the historical trauma of their parents and I think these are fascinating stories to unravel.
Other skills/hobbies: I love to dance, cook, hike, go camping and cuddle with my dog. In my free time, I also listen to true crime/history podcasts and watch football.
I think I will be able to support my fellow students with: Archival research, historical contextualization of contemporary issues, source criticism.
If you want to share a website or other personal links (Linkedin for example), please write the url:s here: www.linkedin.com/in/hanne-de-coninck-8860181b9
Contact details (preferred):
Phone number: +32 477 45 71 48
E-mail: hannecr.deconinck@gmail.com