We want to talk about what it means to be in, out, or in between the closet. Does it even make sense to talk about a “coming out” anymore?
Archives
Word of the Month: Xenophobia
Fear and violence ran rampant in the streets of Amsterdam last week. Where do these feelings come from, and how do they lead to violence?
Existential Tuesday: Can We Live Without Private Space?
Could communal living be the answer to the housing crisis, the (elderly) care crisis, and the loneliness and mental health crises? Or are we too used to having our own space and our own stuff?
The Writing Huddle | Post-human Personas
In this creative writing workshop, we will imagine post-human characters by connecting to the creatures of the exhibition Arcadian Dreams.
Van Leeuwenhoeklezing: De rol van zonne-energie in de energietransitie!
De snelle vooruitgang op het gebied van fotovoltaïsche zonne-energie is verbluffend! Alle belangrijke toekomstige energietransitie-scenario’s voorspellen een sleutelrol voor zonne-energie in het bestrijden van klimaatverandering. Voor niks gaat immers de zon op!
VOX Book Club: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
Join us in reading and discussing Nobel-prize winning author Olga Tokarczuk’s mystery novel.
Existential Tuesday: Are you alone in the void?
Discuss the ‘self’ after a visit to the Anechoic Chamber. Where do we start and where do we end? Are we connected to anything outside of us?
VOX Discussion: What is “You”?
Are “you” your body? Or are “you” something above and beyond your body? Well, scientifically, it makes sense to say that “you” indeed are your body. Your body contains your brain and your brain is where your consciousness somehow happens.
The Writing Huddle | Loneliness
This session, run in collaboration with Exhale, will be hosted by Creative Writing Studio Expert Harriet Foyster. Guided by Harriet, you will learn how to convey feelings to your reader.
Exterminate All the Brutes | The Bright Colours of Fascism
Exploring the challenge of reconciling America’s true history with its ideals of freedom and democracy and linking the modern resurgence of white nationalism to fascism, slavery, colonialism and Nazism.