Event type: Talk
Marcus Wagner and Tarik Abou-Chadi @ Nacht van de Sociologie
On the "Nacht van de Sociologie", it has only been two days since the Netherlands went to the polls. The big question now is: why did parties win or lose?
From #BlackLivesMatter to #DalitLivesMatter
Appearing on Twitter/X for the first time in 2014, #DalitLivesMatter (#DLM) is one of the latest chapters in a long history of offline and online cross-fertilisation between Dalit and African American struggles for social justice. What can a digital humanities approach tell us about the productive and counterproductive effects of this association, and by extension about such activist associations in general?
Voting in Turbulent Times
On 22 November Dutch voters will cast their ballot in the Parliamentary Election, bringing new urgency to questions that have been occupying politicians, pundits, and political scientists for years. How has the electoral behavior of key social groups such as the working class changed in the last decades? Are we witnessing a crisis of the Left or is there new hope for social democratic and other parties? Have political elites in the Netherlands and Europe become more diverse, and (why) does it matter who our representatives are?
Resonant with your signs
Our bodies, our worlds, are resonant with signs of others. The signs of those who constrain us but also signs of those who share their transformations and liberations with us.
Uncommon Transitions? Memory and Forgetting between Eastern and Western Europe
Why do memories of transitions in the late 1980s and 1990s remain disconnected between Eastern and Western Europe?
The Power of the Sun: Solar Imaginations
How was the Sun conceived and visualized throughout the centuries? And what challenges featuring the Source of Life will we face in the near future?
Dutch Colonies of Benevolence
Last year, the UNESCO World Heritage recognized the lasting cultural significance of the unfree 'colony of benevolence' at Veenhuizen (now home to the National Prison Museum). This round table brings together three leading researchers on domestic colonies to discuss the international significance of this colony, which opened its doors 200 years ago.
Immigration, Transformation and Society
What makes up the immigrant experience? What are its contours, challenges, and realities? And what gets lost, altered, or edited in the transition between leaving one’s birth country and arriving in a new one?
The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study is thrilled to present an evening that weaves arts and academics, traverses national boundaries, and crosses oceans, in partnership with John Adams Institute, the Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Polish Culture NL, the Embassy of the Polish Republic and Buda Staging Performance Foundation.
Facial Recognition. A Conversation at Night of Philosophy
During the annual Night of Philosophy, Stefania Milan and Marjolein Lanzing enter in a conversation about the ethical issues tied-up with the use of facial recognition technology in the public space and the current forms of resistance against it.
La Nuit des Idees 2023
Het Institut Français NL brengt Franse en Nederlandse denkers samen rond het thema van 2023: ‘Het nieuwe werken: altijd meer?”
Burgerschap en democratie. Omgang met hedendaags Amsterdams burgerschap
In dit programma gaan vijf sociale wetenschappers in gesprek met beleidsmakers van de Gemeente Amsterdam. Hoe verhoudt hun onderzoek zich tot het beleid rondom democratisering in Amsterdam?
The Holomodor and Health Heritage
Russia’s deliberate war strategy in Ukraine has disrupted agriculture and food storage and distribution systems to hinder food supplies to the population. The war has created an immediate health and humanitarian crisis of catastrophic proportions inside and outside Ukraine. Furthermore, research on past wars and conflicts points out that the current crisis could have long-term health repercussions. Tonight, experts will discuss this “health heritage” by taking the case study of the Holodomor, the 1932-1934 period of extreme famine in Soviet Ukraine.
Kunstmatige intelligentie: medicijn voor de zorg?
Ons zorgsysteem moet op de schop. De wachtlijsten voor mensen met mentale problemen worden alsmaar langer. Hoe complexer het probleem, hoe langer het wachten is op behandeling. Dit is in de eerste plaats schadelijk voor mensen in (acute) nood. Daarnaast ondermijnt het ons vertrouwen in zorgverleners, zoals psychiaters en psychologen. Wat is er nodig om de psychiatrie klaar te stomen voor de toekomst? Vanavond onderzoekt professor Iris Sommer of en hoe kunstmatige intelligentie de psychiatrie kan remediëren.
Secrets of the Sea in Times of Climate Breakdown
Despite its many secrets and wonders, oceans have been under threat for years. Corals are dying and sea life is disappearing. Although this is a global phenomenon, some people are affected more than others—and as with many a climate issue, these inequalities bear witness of the afterlife of (post)colonialism. In this talk, we shed light on the ambiguous nature of marine protection and the colonial dimensions of ocean health.
Nacht van de Sociologie
*This programme is in Dutch*
Toekomsthistorici
Wat is de staat van de historische discipline volgens jonge geschiedkundige vakmensen? En hoe relateren zij hun geschiedpraktijk aan dat wat niet achter, maar juist voor ons ligt; hoe verhouden historici zich tot de toekomst en haar verbeelding?
Harvesting Care
This NIAS Talk looks into the interaction between urban farming practices and care. What can city gardens mean to our food provisioning, and our ideas about sustainability and care in urban environments?
Future Imaginaries in the Making: The Case of (Post-) Crisis Greece
Which imaginaries and narratives of the future are currently infiltrating the Greek public sphere and Greek culture, and to what ends? This programme zooms in on contemporary Greece to ask questions that contribute to larger debates about future imaginations within and beyond the neoliberal present.
Autoriteit en Activisme. Journalistiek onder de loep
Een gesprek over de (veranderende) rol van de journalist. Hoe verhoudt de journalistiek zich vandaag de dag tot autoriteit en activisme?
Dutch For Women in Science Award Ceremony 2022
For the first time in the history of Dutch academia 1 in 4 professors is a woman. A milestone, but more work needs to be done. On 21 April, L'Oréal, Unesco, the Dutch Network of Women Professors, KHMW and NIAS celebrate the careers of female scientists by awarding both the For-Women-in-Science Fellowships and Rising Talent awards.
