Core Courses
NICA offers research master-students a comprehensive educational programme which combines broad overviews of our field with in-depth research and methodological approaches.
Trust and Narrative in a Post-Digital Age
Dates: 5, 12, 19 & 26 November; 3 December 2024 | Location: Tilburg University (MindLabs building) | Credits: 6 ECTS
Black Aesthetics: Relationalities, Imaginaries, Freedoms
Dates: 6, 13, 20, 27 November; 4, 11 December 2024 | Time: 12:00–15:00 | Location: University of Amsterdam, OMHP, BG2 0.02 | Instructor: Monique Roelofs | Credits: 6 ECTS
Cultural Analysis as Reportage
Dates: 7 November - 12 December 2024 | Time: 15.00-18.00 | Location: University of Amsterdam, PCH 4.28 | Instructor: Joost de Bloois | Credits: 6 ECTS
Making Texts Work: Life Writing, Media Affordances and Circulation
Dates: 4 March, 11 March, 18 March, 25 March, 15 April 2025 | Location: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Instructors: Anna Poletti, Erin la Cour | Credits: 5 ECTS
Field Theory
Dates: 4-28 March 2024 | Time: 10:00-14:00 | Location: University of Amsterdam | Instructor: Jeff Diamanti | Credits: 6 ECTS
Temporalities of Liberation: History and the Question of Freedom
Dates: 17 April , 24 April, 8 May, 15 May, 22 May 2025 | Time: 15:30-17:15 | Location: Maastricht University | Instructors: Faisal Hamadah, Timo Makori | Credits: 5 ECTS
Aquatic Thinking in a Fluid Age
Dates: 17, 24 April, 8, 15, 22 May 2025 | Location: Radboud University | Instructors: László Munteán, Jeroen Boom | Credits: 5 ECTS
Summer School 2025 – Creative Work(s): Cultural Production Studies Across the Disciplines
Dates: 23-26 June 2025 | Location: University of Groningen | Instructors: Kathryn Roberts, Thijs Lijster | Credits: 5 ECTS
Core Courses Archive
NICA offers a comprehensive educational program combining broad overviews of the cultural analysis field with in-depth research and methodological approaches. Our Core Courses Archive provides research master students with a rich repository of educational resources. The archive serves as a tool for students, granting access to a variety of past courses, lectures, and materials from the past academic years. Visit the Core Courses Archive to explore these valuable resources and enhance your academic journey.