Category Archives: Geen categorie

Brain against Capital

You wake up. Even before getting out of bed, you check your phone. One message, a notification, a headline. Something urgent. Something demanding attention. Something that makes you angry. Your brain immediately switches on. On the way to work, you listen to a podcast “to stay updated.” At the office, you alternate between emails and […]

In Between Spaces: A Midway Reflection on (Re)claiming Space

In recent weeks, Studium Generale explored the theme of (re)claiming space – both literally and figuratively. What does it mean to claim space within the university, or in the city? Who decides who may stand where, speak, or remain silent? Our first gathering focused on student protests on campus. Students entered into conversation with, among […]

Campus Protests and the Visibility of Vulnerability

Before the summer, a tent camp appeared between the Library and the Aula. I heard colleagues (not from Studium Generale) sigh that the campus is not an “action camp.” After all, a university is supposed to be a place for education and research, not political struggle. But is that really true? To begin with: research […]

(Re)Claiming Space

How does design—of streets, campuses, digital platforms, or lecture halls—shape who belongs and who does not? And what happens when we use these spaces to speak out, resist and make ourselves seen? When presence turns into protest, these spaces become political. In this series, we explore how political spaces come into being.