Medieval Mindfulness There are some striking similarities between medieval devotional practices and modern mindfulness exercises, especially with regard to the role of the body in meditation. Lieke Smits • September 08, 2016 • 2 comments
We love what we see, so make the humanities count While LUCAS can be proud that prof. Ineke Sluiter stars in a current six-part Dutch documentary on academia, the fact that she is the only humanities scholar among twelve interviewees is cause for worry... Fleur Praal • August 25, 2016 • 1 comment
A Little Documenta in Arnhem Leonor Veiga visited the 2016 Sonsbeek exhibition and interviewed Indonesian artist and curator Ade Darmawan. Leonor Veiga • August 18, 2016
Helena Spanjaard: “Hey, this is funny, they make modern art here” In this post Dutch art historian Helena Spanjaard recounts her journey to become the first Dutch art historian on Indonesian modern art in the Netherlands, and the unfolding of the discipline of modern Indonesian art history in her country. Leonor Veiga • July 21, 2016
Interview Helena Spanjaard: “Indonesian modern art should be studied by art historians” For the first post on the field of Indonesian art in the Netherlands, the LUCAS member Leonor Veiga interviewed the renowned Dutch art historian Helena Spanjaard, who recently launched a new book. Leonor Veiga • June 30, 2016 • 1 comment
Open Science: A Necessary Call for Action? The EU member states’ ministers for research and innovation unanimously signed the Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science in May. Proponents claim that mandatory open access policies champion the general public’s interests. But is that really the case? Fleur Praal • June 23, 2016
Figure Fossils Playing Pretend A persistent myth about the history of palaeontology holds that fossils were believed to be the result of creative forces in the earth, until it was finally shown that they are actually the remains of living organisms. Time to dismantle this story. Robbert Striekwold • June 16, 2016
Welcome to the Chernobyl Nature Reserve Plans to turn part of the Chernobyl exclusion zone into a nature reserve are in the pipeline. But what does it actually try to preserve? A queer ecosystem or merely a fantasy of resilient nature? Anna Volkmar • June 10, 2016
Talking about Feelings Writing a history of emotions is no easy task. How can we find out how people felt in the past? Where can we find traces of their emotions? Lieke Smits • May 19, 2016
