Last week, a large number of music recordings from the former Dutch East Indies were transferred digitally to the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) by the University of Amsterdam (UvA). It was a ...

The University of Amsterdam is awarding honorary doctorates to ‘Virtual Human Twin’ researcher Liesbet Geris, filmmaker/visual artist Steve McQueen and historian/writer/filmmaker Bianca Stigter. Geris will receive ...

We’re pleased to look back on the successful launch of the Decolonial Futures Research Priority Area, which took place right before the summer break. The day was filled with meaningful discussions and a strong sense ...

Decolonial Futures opens a call for applications for Scholars in Residence for the academic year 2024-2025

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...