Category Archives: Geen categorie

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.

Coming up: a preview to next year’s programme

Coming Autumn, we’ll dive into public space. Can we create space where all earth-dwellers feel welcome? In Q2-3 we’re investigating digital space, who it is created for and how we make use of it. And in our Spring programme we will focus on our inner space: the brain. Is society fit for neurodivergence?

Looking Back: Spring 2025

Throughout the spring of 2025, Studium Generale events were mainly centered around War & Entropy and Language & Power. And even beyond those two themes, we organized interactive programs with surprising perspectives and meaningful encounters.

Verbeelding aan, kapitalisme uit

We leven inmiddels in een samenleving waarin alles te koop is. En passant zijn we ook gaan geloven dat de mensen met het geld en de bezittingen ons hun overtuigingen mogen opdringen. Zijn we doorgeslagen? En wat doen we ertegen?