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Layman's description
Why is a book, a poem, a work of art or a building important or not – and who decides that? How do people remember and preserve events or objects from the past? The value that citizens, scientists or politicians attribute to cultural expressions is neither eternally valid nor universal. Culture is constantly being rethought, recalibrated and designed. Moreover, at all levels in society, people use cultural products to mark their identity, distinguish themselves from others and show what they consider important. We see this very clearly, for example, in the recent controversies surrounding intangible and material heritage that touches on the colonial past of the Netherlands, such as the slave panels on the Golden Coach, the statue of J.P. Coen in Hoorn, and the celebration of Sinterklaas.
Within the Faculty of Cultural Studies at the Open Universiteit, we investigate how people give meaning to their lives and to developments in the past and present through cultural expressions. We do this by close reading of cultural objects as carriers of identity, symbolism and memory and by looking at the representations of meaning in prose, poetry, works of art, museum exhibitions and historiography. From a philosophical perspective, we also reflect on the nature of meaning and how scientific research can be conducted on this. We also analyze the social processes of cultural production, cultural mediation and cultural participation, as well as the reception, dissemination and
consumption of ideas and culture in institutions, networks, clubs and associations.
The research program explores Value and Valuation of Culture (VVC-2021) by three dimensions:
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Nele Beyens
- Department of Cultural Studies - Lecturer
- Research Program Value and Valuation of Culture (VVC-2021) - Lecturer
Person: Academic
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Gemma Blok
- Department of Cultural Studies - Full Professor
- Research Program Value and Valuation of Culture (VVC-2021) - Full Professor
Person: Academic
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Playground Heroes: An educational program for primary school pupils to understand and recognize racism and to intervene in racist-based bullying situations
Bos, A., Blok, G., Willems, R., van Lankveld, G., de Bruijn, P., Maria, S., Völlink, T., Dehue, F. & Aduful, K.
1/05/22 → 1/05/26
Project: PhD project
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Adoption of digital communication technology by vulnerable citizens in urban areas
Bolman, C., Lechner, L., Dohmen, D., Blok, G., Hommersom, A., Strikwerda, L. & Hengst, T.
1/10/21 → …
Project: Research
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Burnout’s Lessons in Resilience and Sustainable Development from a Multidisciplinary Perspective
De Mul, S., Semeijn, J., Proost, K. & Verhoeven, C.
1/09/21 → 1/09/26
Project: PhD project
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Bezwaarschrift van een zwarte schrijver
Kanobana, S., 2023, Ngando: en andere verhalen. Lomami Tshibamba, P. (ed.). Amsterdam: De Geus - Singel Uitgeverijen, p. 7-27 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
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Black Brussels
Kanobana, S. R., 1 Mar 2023, Mapping Black Europe: Monuments, Markers, Memories. Kelly, N. A. & Vassell, O. (eds.). Bielefield: Transcript Verlag, p. 49-68 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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De meerdimensionaliteit van depressie: een nieuw model en vijf ervaringsverhalen
Vanheste, J. F., May 2023, In: Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie. 65, 5, p. 297-300 4 p.Translated title of the contribution :The multidimensionality of depression: a new model and five stories of experience Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Napoleonic prefects and subprefects in the Netherlands and Northwest Germany
van der Burg, M. (Creator), Humanities Commons, 17 Sept 2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/9zn2-r331
Dataset
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EviDENce. How Eyewitesses report on war and violence
Hogervorst, S. (Creator), Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), 1 Dec 2019
DOI: 10.17026/dans-xtf-fm3q, https://doi.org/10.17026%2Fdans-xtf-fm3q
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Basic CSV-file 'Constitutie', for educational purposes
van der Burg, M. (Creator), Humanities Commons, 2020
DOI: 10.17613/s611-4f88, https://doi.org/10.17613%2Fs611-4f88
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Prizes
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Challenges of preference elicitation makes it tough to realize the policy ideal of client-centred care
van Leersum, Karin (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) › Academic
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Gerrit Arie Lindeboomprijs
Beyens, Nele (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) › Academic
Activities
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'Altijd maar verzamelen, wat moet je ermee?' Koloniale collecties en restitutie
Caroline Drieënhuizen (Speaker)
1 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Talk or presentation (not at a conference) › Professional
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The Apparatus: Foucault and Baudry
Tom Giesbers (Speaker)
23 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Talk or presentation (not at a conference) › Academic
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Urban redevelopment and inhabitants’ need for authenticity: The case of Katendrecht’s Deliplein Square, Rotterdam
Susan Hogervorst (Speaker) & Vincent Baptist (Speaker)
17 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference contribution (without a publication) › Academic
Press/Media
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Moet je besmette kunstenaars en hun werk boycotten?
20/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: OU News Channel
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‘Ik had mezelf wijsgemaakt dat ik homo was, zei de psychiater’
30/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
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Naturalis 'vergat' haar koloniale erfenis
10/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular