MOM 4: Every citizen needs a mother (or father) (II)

The Month of the Mother's (MOM) last blog: Not only men but women as well can exploit the parent motif in their political self-presentation. This week, we will look at the image of the female leader as mother of the people.

Leanne Jansen • March 28, 2019

How to Share Your Research with the World

On blogs and other platforms to share academic research and what universities and funding organizations can do to help.

Lieke Smits • February 14, 2019

Every citizen needs a father (or mother) (I)

A famous, age-old motive in politics is that of the citizen parent. The late mayor of Amsterdam, Eberhard van der Laan, performed the role of father quite masterfully; his success could inspire statesmen both ancient and modern.

Leanne Jansen • February 07, 2019

Switching the academy for the Academy

How can academics benefit from listening to artists and professionals? Matthew writes about attending an intersectoral conference.

Matthew Payne • January 10, 2019 • 1 comment

Digging Deeper

Why spend your summer digging and carrying dirt? Because it’s both educational and incredibly worthwhile, that’s why. Renske Janssen talks about participating in the Kinneret Regional Project’s excavations at Horvat Kur (Israel).

Renske Janssen • October 25, 2018

Horace’s Ars poetica in Children’s Literature: from advising poets to the Reader’s bill of Rights

Around 19 BC, Horace advised poets both to instruct and delight their readers, in order to write proper poetry. This piece of advice is still well-known nowadays, especially in pedagogy. But isn’t it a bit restrictive for children?

Céline Zaepffel • July 12, 2018

Does my PhD make me a better school teacher?

A post on the relationship between PhD research and school teaching

Amaranth Feuth • October 26, 2017 • 1 comment

Dancing on Ruins: Rome’s political afterlife

Vast and powerful, the Roman Empire has always been used as a parallel for modern politics. These days, however, Rome might just need a PR-campaign.

Renske Janssen • August 31, 2017

Forgetting Cicero

Is it possible to control the way you are remembered by posterity? What the politician and writer Cicero can teach us about processes of commemoration and canonization (an introduction).

Leanne Jansen • June 15, 2017

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