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.
Cultural Analysis Now! - 'Engaged Research, Active Hope, and Moral Ambition'
Dates: 13, 20, 27 September, 11, 18, 25 October 2024 | Time: 13:00-16:00 | Location: Leiden University (Sterrewacht/Observatory, Room A0.06) | Instructor: Pepita Hesselberth | Credits: 5 ECTS
Archaeologies of AI: From Bots to Spectres
Dates: 16, 23, 30 September; 7, 14, 28 October 2024 + visits | Time: 15:15-18:15 | Location: Utrecht University (city centre) & MCW Lab (Muntstraat 2A) | Instructor: Evelyn Wan | Credits: 5 ECTS
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: March-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: 14 April - 6 June 2025 | 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: Laszlo Muntean, Jeroen Boom | Credits: 5 ECTS
Summer School 2025 – Creative Work(s): Cultural Production Studies Across the Disciplines
Dates: July 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.