Life-Affirming Democracy
15 Oct 2026
Guest lecture by Jea Oh organized by Michiel Leezenberg. Contact m.m.leezenberg@uva.nl | 5 October, 3-5PM, Room C3.17 OMHP.
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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Abolition Democracies Seminar: The Anti-Trans Backlash and the Politics of Safety
15 Oct 2026Seminar organized by Safae El Khannoussi el Bouidrin, Daniel Loick, Oscar Talbot, and Merel Raats. -
Brut and cool: Control and the Politics of Brutalist Architecture
16 Oct 2026Gamelab with Ricardo Boffetti on Friday, October 16, 3-5pm, BG1, room 0.16 (Turfdraagsterpad 9) -
PhD Skills | Research Design for starting PhDs
19 Oct 2026An intensive, interactive course that takes humanities PhD researchers from an existing project to a realistic research design and a work plan for the pilot study.
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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 -
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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 -
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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