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VOX Film Club: Movies in October
Join the free movie nights of the VOX Film Club on Thursdays in the TUD Library. Watch Häxan, Suspiria, and Nosferatu!
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The Writing Huddle
Join SG’s writing group for all levels. We are offering a space where you can focus on your work while still getting support and encouragement.
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Exterminate All the Brutes I: Conversations on the Colonial Past
Part 1: Investigating the currents of civilisation and extermination running through Western History.
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Sacred Sessions | The Art of Recognition
75 minutes of contemplative practice, spiritual teachings & collective reflection. Everyone is welcome. Together, we’ll explore the art of recognition by practicing agenda-free presence.
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Sacred Sessions | Dancing in Time
75 minutes of contemplative practice, spiritual teachings & collective reflection. Everyone is welcome. In this session we’ll feel out the textures of time and the aliveness of our memories.
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Exterminate All the Brutes II: Conversations on the Colonial Past
Part 2: The histories of Christopher Columbus, the Alamo, the Trail of Tears and slavery in the Americas.
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The Fetish of Extreme Wealth
What’s really wrong with extreme wealth? Haven’t men—since it’s nearly always men—like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos earned their fortune through hard work and smart business strategies? Who are we, the average people, to criticize them? Isn’t our disdain rooted in jealousy because we secretly wish to be like them? It’s curious that we even […]
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Van Leeuwenhoeklezing: Delft aan zee? Hoe Nederland verandert door klimaatverandering
Dat het klimaat verandert is inmiddels bekend, maar wist u dat Nederland er daardoor heel anders uit zal gaan zien?
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Van Leeuwenhoeklezing: Delft aan zee? Hoe Nederland verandert door klimaatverandering
Dat het klimaat verandert is inmiddels bekend, maar wist u dat Nederland er daardoor heel anders uit zal gaan zien?
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SG Café Filosofie | Het buikgevoel: over het niet-rationele weten
De menselijke ervaring bestaat uit meer dan logica en rationele kennis. Welke plek hebben emoties, intuïtie of het weten van het lichaam in het wetenschappelijke debat? Welke waarde hebben deze ongrijpbare vormen van kennis voor de samenleving? En hoe zetten we ze gegrond in?
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Protests, Slogans, and Free Speech on Campus
SG hosts a lecture and discussion that reflects on the pro-Palestinian protests on campus: the context and history behind the slogans that are used, the demands that are made, and their social impact.
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The Fetish of Extreme Wealth
What’s really wrong with extreme wealth? Haven’t men—since it’s nearly always men—like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos earned their fortune through hard work and smart business strategies? Who are we, the average people, to criticize them? Isn’t our disdain rooted in jealousy because we secretly wish to be like them? It’s curious that we even […]
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Warmth, kindness, and support to keep yourself writing
Wednesday morning in my home office in the attic. I start up my laptop, get myself a cup of coffee, and put on an extra jumper so I will not be interrupted mid-sentence by the freezing of my fingers. I am rested and ready to edit the manuscript of my second novel. Wait, before I […]
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A history of genocide
When is it genocide, and who decides?