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A 21st-century Dutch ‘Beeldenstorm’? The Frame of Iconoclasm in Historical Perspective

Over the past week colonial heritage has been the subject of a public debate in the Netherlands, called the 'Beeldenstorm' discussion. Why is this term used and how does it frame a variety of views as iconoclastic?

Fun, Fitness & Vanity: New Year’s Resolutions on Fiction Reading

'Reading more books' features on many 2018-New Year's resolution lists. But why? For fun, for vanity, or actually for fiction's effects in real life?

Modern and Contemporary Studies

Of Parrots and Men. The Contemporary Phenomenon of Interspecies Art

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of the term “artist”? Do artists have to be human?

Modern and Contemporary Studies

Kuroda Raiji: “We collect Asian art in which we detect contemporaneity”

The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum dedicates its activity to modern and contemporary art from Asia and it is the only museum of the world of its kind. In November 2017, the museum witnessed an exceptional conflation of Southeast Asian art in its program.

Modern and Contemporary Studies

The many meanings of reading (4). Approved texts.

The term 'to read' is used for a myriad of activities. In this series, I will explore the different uses of the word in the context of book history. In this fourth instalment: approved texts.

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

The Personal Tragedy of the Popular Theodore

Theodore Rodenburgh (1574-1644) was an overly productive playwright whose plays were exceptionally popular. Nonetheless, he was discredited by fellow playwrights and critics, and was denied a place in Dutch literary history. Why is this?