Core Courses 2018-19
In the academic year 2018-19, NICA offers three 6 EC core courses for research master students.
The Afterlife of the Object
CALL FOR PAPERS European Summer School in Cultural Studies | University of Copenhagen, 18-22 June 2018
Sound, Ontology, and Race: Which way does the turn go?
Masterclass with Dr. Alejandra Bronfman (University at Albany, SUNY) | Date: Tuesday 11 December, 15:00-17:00 | Location: Potgieterzaal, University Library (UB), Singel 425, Amsterdam
Listening to Racism in the United State, or Why Sound Matters
Public lecture by Dr. Jennifer Lynn Stoever (Binghamton University, SUNY) | Tuesday 11 December, 9:00-11:00 | Doelenzaal, University Library (UB), Singel 425, Amsterdam
Hip Hop, Cop Voice and the Cadence of White Supremacy in the United States
NICA Masterclass with Dr. Jennifer Lynn Stoever (Binghamton University, SUNY) | Potgieterzaal, University Library (UB), Singel 425, Amsterdam | 10 December 2018, 10:00-12:00 hrs.
During this masterclass, we will discuss how police officers in the United States use a racialized and gendered way of speaking called ‘cop voice’ to provoke fear and extreme forms of compliance from people of colour.
Off the Grid
Call for Papers – Soapbox: Journal for Cultural Analysis 1.2 “Off the Grid” | Please submit your abstract (max 300 words) to submissions@soapboxjournal.com by December 1. The full papers (3000-5000 words) are due February 15. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Transmission in Motion Seminar 2018-19
Transmission in Motion Seminar 2018-19: Experiment/Experience | Utrecht | October 2018 – May 2019 | 3 EC |
“Have we forgotten experience?” wonders Scott Lash (Experience, 2018). If this is so, we are currently witnessing a comeback with a vengeance.
Urban Crisis-Scapes: On Walks and Ruins
Urban Crisis-Scapes: On Walks and Ruins | Amsterdam Belle van Zuylenzaal, 16-17 May 2019 | 1 EC | The workshop will focus on city-scapes that have recently been radically reconfigured through pervasive frameworks of crisis – financial, political, humanitarian etc. We want to explore alternative experiences of urban space, new artistic imaginaries, and innovative cultural initiatives emerging from such urban crisis-scapes by centering on two distinct but interrelated thematic lines: Walks and Ruins.
ASCA Workshop 2019: Realities and Fantasies: Relations, Transformations, Discontinuities
University of Amsterdam | 10-12 April 2019 | 3 EC. Organized by Divya Nadkarni, Alex Thinius, and Nadia de Vries. Keynote speakers: Jonathan Culler (Cornell University), Annabelle Dufourcq (RU Nijmegen), Nkiru Nzegwu (SUNY Binghamton), Susanna Paasonen (University of Turku). Deadline for proposals: 15 November 2018.
The Academy and the Idea of Decolonisation
Masterclass by Professor Toyin Falola (University of Texas), Amsterdam, 10 December 2018, 10:00-12:30. The aim of this workshop is to revisit the state of the art on theories of decolonisation of mind and knowledge. More information to be announced soon. Registration before: 1 November 2018.
Artistic Research: Sharing Methods and Practices
The Artistic Research Research Group focuses on Artistic Research as a new approach to tackling research questions and it aims at promoting the exchange of ideas between artists and scholars from a wide range of fields and disciplines.