ASCA PhD Writing Café
11 Nov 2026
You are all invited to join the ASCA Writing Café, every Wednesday from 10:00-17:00 hrs. OMHP C 1.17 — (10:00-13:00), OMHP E 0.13 — (13:00-17:00)
Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis
A research community devoted to the comparative and interdisciplinary study of culture (in all its forms and expressions) from a broad humanities perspective
Upcoming events
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PhD Skills | Staying grounded during your PhD
11 Nov 2026Researching and writing a PhD has it all: it can be rewarding, exciting, difficult, and lonely. A fitting set of skills and insights on how you deal best with yourself when the going gets rough will help you with ... -
Günther Anders reading group - Hiroshima is everywhere
11 Nov 2026Organised by Stefan Niklas and Emma Ricketts. Please send an email to e.l.ricketts@uva.nl to join the reading group. Location t.b.a. | Time: 15:00 – 17:00 | Dates October 14, October 28, November 11, November 25, ... -
ASCA Theory Seminar 2026-2027: Where do we stand? On positionality in academic research
11 Nov 2026ASCA Theory seminar on 11 November in the OMHP room E012. The session will be organized and chaired by Rahael Mathews, Veronika Ahrensbøll Schultz, and Benjamin Schoonenberg | 11 November, 15-18 hrs., OMHP E 012 | ...
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2027 ASCA Workshop: Queer Forms
Organized by Samuel-Ludmila Feline-Constantin, Imogen Grigorovich, Jakob Henselmans, Jacinta van de Ven & Lars Klute | May 31-June 2, 2027Read more -
ASCA Statement
on Collaborations with Israeli Institutions and International Corporations Complicit in Atrocity CrimesRead more
News
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Call for Papers: Queer Forms
2027 ASCA Workshop | Keynotes: Eugenie Brinkema, Lee Edelman, Robyn Wiegman | Monday, May 31—Wednesday, June 2, University of Amsterdam | Organisation: Samuel-Ludmila Feline-Constantin, Imogen Grigorovich, Jakob ... -
Call for Participation: Console-ing Passions
International Conference on Television, Video, Audio, New Media, and Feminism | 28-30 June 2027 | University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Deadline for proposals: 1 December 2026. -
When data becomes a requirement for democracy
Open government was supposed to bring citizens closer to politics. By making government information publicly available, people would be better informed about the decisions that affect their lives, while at the same ... -
Meet the Fellow: Dr.K. Bailey Thomas
Dr.K. Bailey Thomas is our sixth fellow in the RPA Decolonial Scholars in Residence Program 2026.
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ASCA PhD Community
Located at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam, the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) brings together scholars active in literature, philosophy, visual culture, religious studies, ...Read more -
News and events
The ASCA programme is organized by and for academic staff, PhD candidates, and selected Research MA students. It is a collaborative effort designed to provide high level events to discuss relevant and urgent topics ...Read more -
ASCA Research
ASCA is a research institute and doctoral school dedicated to the critical and innovative study of culture from a broadly interdisciplinary perspective grounded in the humanities but increasingly extending to ...Read more