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Decolonising Book History

On 15 June of this year, I participated in a roundtable on Decolonising Book History. In this blog, I share my experience and some of the points we discussed.

Classics and Classical Civilisation · Modern and Contemporary Studies

LUCAS Explains #7: How can we use an age-old text to understand the case of child refugees Lili & Howick?

Remember how unfair it felt when you heard that child refugees Lili and Howick had to go back to their mother’s home country Armenia? In this vlog, Merel Oudshoorn explores how a different system of law might have allowed them to stay.

A Reaction to "A Letter to My Academic Community"

Former Diversity Officer and member of LUCAS Isabel Hoving shares her thoughts on Bareez Majid's blogpost, continuing the Black Lives Matter dialogue within our institute.

Modern and Contemporary Studies

LUCAS Explains #6: Why would you rather see a 3D printed copy of the Goldfinch than the original?

Being in (partial) lockdown since March, it has become hard if not impossible to bathe in the ‘aura’ that original artworks radiate. Liselore Tissen explains how a 3D printed copy of the Goldfinch can bring you even closer to your beloved authentic artwork than ever before.

Modern and Contemporary Studies

Visibility and Vulnerability in the Physical Space of the LGBTI+ Archive

Modern and Contemporary Studies

The Complex Interplay of Experiences During a Museum Visit (in Corona Times)

On 1 June 2020 at 12.00hrs, Dutch museums will reopen their doors now that the government is easing on the regulations. But why visit a museum in the first place? Nynke Feenstra explains how a museum visit is part of a complex interplay of experiences that transcend the time and place of your visit.