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.

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NICA recommends | Global Africa Research Seminar: Putting Africa, China and interactions within the ‘multiple South(s)’ into focus

Dates: 14 February 2025, 28 March 2025, 11 April 2025, 20 June 2025 | Location: University of Amsterdam
February 10, 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
February 10, 2025/by Pepita

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

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

Core Courses

Upcoming Core Courses

NICA offers several 5 or 6 EC Core Courses.

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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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