The COVID-19 pandemic, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, the rise of populism and the far right—these events share one thing in common: language is changing, and hardening. And war begins when words lose their meaning.
New technology has radically transformed warfare. War is no longer just something that happens; it is something we see, and can almost experience first-hand.
Hoe houden we de komende 100 jaar droge voeten in ons laaggelegen land? In deze van Leeuwenhoeklezing gaat Bas Jonkman van de TU Delft in op de Delftse ideeën voor de Deltawerken van de 21e eeuw.
Wars begin when words lose their meaning. In the series War & Rhetoric we examine how language gradually becomes toxic in the run-up to conflict, but also how it can connect and heal.
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Wat zouden canonieke teksten uit de literatuurgeschiedenis ons te vertellen hebben? Ga mee op deze literaire reis.
Wat zouden canonieke teksten uit de literatuurgeschiedenis ons te vertellen hebben? Ga mee op deze literaire reis.
Er is woningnood, vergrijzing, een huurcrisis, een zorgcrisis, torenhoge inflatie. Maar onze huidige manier van leven en bouwen is niet de enige. Is er ruimte in Nederland voor gemeenschappelijk wonen?
Wat zouden canonieke teksten uit de literatuurgeschiedenis ons te vertellen hebben? Ga mee op deze literaire reis.
Wars begin when words lose their meaning. In the series War & Rhetoric we examine how language gradually becomes toxic in the run-up to conflict, but also how it can connect and heal.
Can we use technology, art, and philosophy to offer a hopeful, inclusive, and just perspective in which all earth-dwellers — human and non-human — can feel at home? Head of Studium Generale Leon Heuts reflects on the second edition of the For Love of the World Festival.
“Have you ever had a friend suddenly get mad at you?” Find out why Marieke thinks good communication skills are essential to success.
