Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis

Professional Network for affiliated Scholars

The school offers graduate courses for research master and PhD students, and serves as a professional network for affiliated scholars. Presently based at Leiden University, the school welcomes the participation of scholars and students of all Dutch universities. Mission Statement.

News & Announcements

Event | The Queer Formalism Research Group

Dates: 10 March 2025 (More to follow)
January 31, 2025/by Pepita

Event | Navigating the Digital Revolution: A Practical Guide for Literary Scholars from a Social Theory Perspective – OSL/NICA Workshop with Anthony Elliott

Date: 7 May 2025 | Time: 15:00-17:00 | Location: Utrecht | Credits: 1 ECTS
January 31, 2025/by Pepita

Event | Rolling Ethnography: Methodology and Urban Research – Masterclass with Paul O’Connor (University of Exeter)

Date: Friday 25 April 2025 | Time: 10:00-12:00 | Location: University of Amsterdam | Credits: 1 ECTS
January 31, 2025/by Pepita

Event | Energy Literacy for Just Transition – Summer School/Residency

Dates: Remote kick-off and check-ins: 7 May, 2 June, 30 June 2025; Field trip / residency: 4 - 10 July 2025 | Location: E-WERK Luckenwalde, Germany | Credits: 4 ECTS
January 31, 2025/by Pepita

Event | ‘Creative Writing for Academics: Using Creative Writing as a Tool in Academic Writing’ – PhD Workshop (2025)

8 May 2025 & 22 May 2025 | Times: 11.00 - 15.00 | Location: Leiden University, Pieter de La Court Building
January 31, 2025/by Pepita

Call for Papers | Absence as Artistic Strategy in Contemporary Art – Symposium

Submission deadline: 24 March 2025
January 24, 2025/by Pepita

Event | ‘We Have Never Had Sex’ – Seminar Series (Fall 2024/Spring 2025)

Location: University of Amsterdam | Credits: 1, 2 or 6 ECTS
January 24, 2025/by Pepita

NICA recommends | In the Making – Public Sessions on Research in the Arts

Dates: November 2024 - May 2025 | Location: Leiden University
January 24, 2025/by Pepita

NICA recommends | Antisocial Queer Theory, 2005-2023 – Reading Group

Dates: 28 February, 28 March, 25 April, 30 May, 26 June 2025
January 24, 2025/by Pepita

NICA recommends | European Intersectional Humanities Summer School 2025

Date: 14-25 July 2025 | Location: Maynooth University, Ireland
January 24, 2025/by Pepita

Core Courses

Upcoming Core Courses

NICA offers several 5 or 6 EC Core Courses.

NICAST

NICAst is the official podcast series of the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis (NICA).

NICAst is the official podcast series of the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis (NICA).

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