Leiden Arts in Society Blog

Modern and Contemporary Studies

Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani: “This project was an amazing opportunity to grow professionally"

Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani is curator of the exhibition 'Diaspora: Exit, Exile, Exodus of Southeast Asia' in the MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum. Leonor Veiga interviewed her about the exhibition and her experience as a curator.

Leonor Veiga • 17-05-2018

Medieval and Early Modern Studies · Modern and Contemporary Studies

Academic research can be emotional as well

Last week, Rick Honings, Olga van Marion and Tim Vergeer presented their new book on dead children in Dutch Literature. In this post, Tim reflects on writing about a new genre and the particularities of the book presentation.

Tim Vergeer • 03-05-2018

Modern and Contemporary Studies

A PhD, Like Life, Is A Process

For Leonor Veiga, a PhD is a metaphor for life. It is an exercise of resilience, a journey, a process with many up and down moments, and fast and slow phases. Through this balance, she feels, writing surges. In this post, Leonor reflects on her experience.

Leonor Veiga • 30-04-2018

Medieval and Early Modern Studies · Modern and Contemporary Studies

Jeff Koons' Broken Artwork and Tactile Desire

After a visitor broke Jeff Koons' Gazing Ball (Perugino Madonna and Child with Four Saints), which was exhibited in the Nieuwe Kerk, the curator expressed his surprise about visitors touching art. In this post I argue that it is actually common practice.

Lieke Smits • 18-04-2018

Modern and Contemporary Studies

Radioactive Felines

Did you ever wonder what cats have to do with radioactive waste? Well, probably not. But hang on. In this blog post I will show you some curious web artefacts that certainly will.

Anna Volkmar • 11-04-2018

Medieval and Early Modern Studies · Modern and Contemporary Studies

Donkeys, Vondel and Reve

What do donkeys, Joost van den Vondel and Gerard van het Reve have in common? A lot it seems! In this blog, Tim Vergeer discusses why Vondel was a Reve avant la lettre, or better yet, why Reve was a second Vondel.

Tim Vergeer • 29-03-2018

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Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani: “This project was an amazing opportunity to grow professionally"

Academic research can be emotional as well

A PhD, Like Life, Is A Process

Jeff Koons' Broken Artwork and Tactile Desire

Radioactive Felines

Donkeys, Vondel and Reve