PhD Skills | Statistics in Linguistics and Communication
10 Feb 2026
This course teaches statistical analysis of research data in linguistics.
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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Critical Animal Studies Group
10 Feb 2026First session ASCA/NICA Research Group & Seminar organized by Rochelle Villani (Student, MA CCA), and Divya Nadkarni (ASCA, Dept of Literary and Cultural Analysis) -
Alexander Douglas Goes Online: Digital Culture and the Self
10 Feb 2026From filter bubbles and FOMO to doomscrolling and public shaming… are the problems that plague digital culture in fact problems of identity? Join us as we pose this question to philosopher Alexander Douglas, author ... -
Alexander Douglas Goes Online: Digital Culture and the Self
10 Feb 2026Event with Alexander Douglas. He will be joined by respondents Mela Miekus and Jernej Markelj. Following the talks there will be an audience Q&A and roundtable discussion, led by moderators Geert Lovink and Michael ...
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Wayward Visuality: The Question of Violence and Liberation
Call for Papers 2026 ASCA Workshop organized by Eleri Connick, Rodrigo Brum, and Sabahat Zehra | Amsterdam, 3-5 June 2026 | Deadline for proposals: 25 January 2026Read more -
ASCA Statement
on Collaborations with Israeli Institutions and International Corporations Complicit in Atrocity CrimesRead more
News
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Kartini Room opens after refurbishment
The Kartini Room in the Bushuis is now open again to students and staff at the University of Amsterdam. Over the past few months, the room has undergone refurbishment as part of the Staged Histories, Living Stories ... -
Call for Applications: Laskaridis Fellowships 2026-2027
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one visiting research fellowship in the field of Modern Greek Studies for an early-career scholar, who wishes to pursue part of their ... -
How can we maintain a healthy public debate in the digital age?
Public debate is of major importance to democracy, but it has come under pressure in the age of social media, digital platforms and AI. How can we ensure that our public exchange of opinions is critical, inclusive ... -
Call for Papers: Unsettling Heritage and Memory Futures: Decolonial Trajectories Between Crisis and Possibility
The Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM) invites scholars, practitioners, artists, and activists to reflect on what decolonial approaches have disrupted, dismantled, and dreamt anew—and to ...
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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