Unequal Equalities: Group Music-Making as Deliberative Democracy Robert Adlington (University of Huddersfield)   The processes involved in small-scale ensemble music-making have frequently been characterised as ‘democratic’ in nature, recognising the ways in which each participant is equally involved in the musical decision-making. I will examine these claims in the light of recent theoretical writing on…

“Designing the Dispositif: Between the Art and Reason of Government” This talk situates Michel Foucault’s reflections on the dispositif, often translated into English as “apparatus,” in terms of the design of human practices in the rapidly emerging discourse of design philosophy. The lecture explores how the notion of design is implicit in Foucault’s characterization of…

What is left unseen is an exhibition curated by the Museum of Equality and Difference (MOED) in collaboration with Centraal Museum. The research team of the Museum of Equality and Difference (MOED) curated What is left unseen in collaboration with Centraal Museum. The exhibition is the result of a critical intervention in the collection of…

For International Women’s Day, the Museum of Equality and Difference (MOED) has collaborated with Mama Cash to organize their fourth annual Feminist Festival. MOED and Mama Cash present a public program to celebrate international women’s day and open the exhibition ‘What is left unseen’. Live art, music, performances and tours by feminist artist and activist…

Op 19 maart presenteert Floris Schuiling zijn boek The Instant Composers Pool and Improvisation Beyond Jazz in Tivoli Vredenburg. De Instant Composers Pool is een wereldberoemd collectief voor geïmproviseerde muziek, waarvan het belang voor de Nederlandse jazz en geïmproviseerde muziek moeilijk overschat kan worden. Het boek beschrijft de geschiedenis van de groep en hun achtergrond…

Performing Robots Conference: Dialogues Between Theatre and Robotics 23-25 May 2019, Utrecht (the Netherlands) Organized by Transmission in Motion (Utrecht University) and SPRING Performing Arts Festival Call for Proposals Robots are increasingly present, both in our daily life and on stage. Theatre makers explore the possibilities of these new technological performers and investigate the opportunities…

Whence the Syrian situation is of inherent importance to this presentation, this work is meant to be watched by a vast number of people, thus reflecting the extortion vis-à-vis women; in other words, vis-à-vis human beings, when economic greediness takes priority over political humanist engagement.   Best Experimental Film at ARFF International Film Festival Berlin…

The MA program Arts & Society has organised another exciting upcoming event as part of our MAAS Speaker Series. You are cordially invited to join us for what promises to be a fantastic lecture presentation by Prof. Awam Amkpa: Associate Professor, New York University, Tisch School Of The Arts.   The lecture is titled: Curating Africa: Art, Politics…

Maak je gebruik van peer feedback in je cursus en wil je weten hoe je dit effectiever kunt inzetten? Of heb je plannen om met peer feedback te gaan werken, maar weet je niet precies hoe? Meld je dan aan voor deze workshop.   Een aantal opleidingen van Geesteswetenschappen participeert in  een project dat als doel…

Who are the postcolonial intellectuals? Which of them are currently the most influential? What kind of intellectual activity do collectivities, networks and movements gathering around issues of race and citizenship perform? How do postcolonial academics, artists, writers, parties and movements respond to current timely issues in the European landscape such as migration, citizenship and the…