Projects per year
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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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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
Projects
- 3 Active
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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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Goon squad democracy? The rise of vigilant citizenship through victim support and neighbourhood watches in Amsterdam (1980-1990)’
de Jong, W. P. T., 2023, In: Journal of Urban History. 49, 2, p. 388-410 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Toward Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review on Practical Approaches
Lukkien, D. R. M., Nap, H. H., Buimer, H. P., Peine, A., Boon, W. P. C., Ket, J. C. F., Minkman, M. M. N. & Moors, E. H. M., Feb 2023, In: The Gerontologist. 63, 1, p. 155-168 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Zwartheid en het dier in relatie tot de mens
Kanobana, S. R., 27 Feb 2023, In: Rekto:Verso . 98, p. 76-80 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Popular
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 Sep 2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/9zn2-r331
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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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Gerrit Arie Lindeboomprijs
Beyens, Nele (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) › Academic
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Grant for three-month research stay at Oxford University
Schoof, Kim (Recipient), 8 Sep 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) › Academic
Activities
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Freedom, Finitude and Play. Subject and Subjectivation in an Asubjective Phenomenology
Eddo Evink (Speaker)
9 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference contribution (without a publication) › Academic
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The Lifeworld Revisited. Hermeneutical Phenomenology, Semiotics and Digitization
Eddo Evink (Speaker)
27 Jan 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference contribution (without a publication) › Academic
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Historians of Netherlandish Art Conference 2022
Frauke Laarmann (Participant / Attendee)
2 Jun 2022 → 4 Jun 2022Activity: Attending or organising an event types › Attending an event › 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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Naturalis 'vergat' haar koloniale erfenis
10/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
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Een dip of depressie: hoe herken je die en welke rol speelt onze samenleving?
2/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular