Radioactive Felines

Did you ever wonder what cats have to do with radioactive waste? Well, probably not. But hang on. In this blog post I will show you some curious web artefacts that certainly will.

Anna Volkmar • April 11, 2018

Donkeys, Vondel and Reve

What do donkeys, Joost van den Vondel and Gerard van het Reve have in common? A lot it seems! In this blog, Tim Vergeer discusses why Vondel was a Reve avant la lettre, or better yet, why Reve was a second Vondel.

Tim Vergeer • March 29, 2018

Against Daylight Saving Time: A Manifesto

Are you also suffering from the hetero-capitalist DST? Join the queer resistance!

Looi van Kessel • March 22, 2018

"To me, nature is also a designer"

In the Design Museum MADE in Evora, locally designed goods are kept under the same roof as a collection of important international designers. Most of the collection on exhibition belongs to the Portuguese academic and designer Paulo Parra.

Leonor Veiga • March 19, 2018

Research on “Arts in Society” - general remarks and a case study

In her research, Professor Anthonya Visser contrasts political and literary discourses about the 'Wende'. In the context of our 'Arts in Society' theme, which is also the LUCAS theme, she confronts Wolfgang Schaüble's speeches with Volker Braun's Iphigenia

Anthonya Visser • March 05, 2018

The many meanings of reading (5). Distance.

The term 'to read' is used for a myriad of activities. In this series, I will explore the different uses of the word in the context of book history. In this fifth and last instalment: distance.

Andrea Reyes Elizondo • February 22, 2018

Masonic Initiation at the Academy: Presenting and Publishing for the LUCAS Graduate Confence

This month, the 6th issue of the Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference is published containing papers given at the LUCAS Graduate Conference 2017. It was my privilege to present a paper as well as to write an article for the journal.

Amaranth Feuth • February 12, 2018

Napoleon’s stolen sea monster: repatriating cultural objects

When it comes to repatriating cultural objects, even an ancient sea monster has trouble swimming upstream

Nynke Feenstra and Renske Janssen • February 08, 2018

Emotional Contrast: Spanish Repertoire in the 1640s-1660s

In this second blog, I discuss why Spanish plays were so eagerly translated and adapted by Dutch authors. It seems that Spanish repertoire formed a reaction of sorts to the staid plots of Vondel, Hooft, Coster, and Bredero.

Tim Vergeer • February 01, 2018