How dogs and humans co-shape each others lives in Amsterdam
By Konstadina Naka – For the past three months, my master’s research has explored the complex world of the modern human-dog relationship in Amsterdam. This ethnographic journey took…
By Konstadina Naka – For the past three months, my master’s research has explored the complex world of the modern human-dog relationship in Amsterdam. This ethnographic journey took…
by Emma van der Tak – “I saw that you have written for newspapers before,” Albert remarks as the waitress puts down our coffee. While I did so…
By Romy de Vos – “Look, a piece of slate from the roof,” I say to my hostess Iris*, as I hold out a thin plate of darkish-grey…
Door Ton Salman – Onlangs, op 25 november 2024, is in de Tweede Kamer een motie aangenomen waarin de regering wordt verzocht “om gegevens over culturele en religieuze…
door Wiebe de Jong – Ik wil u graag meenemen in een gedachte-experiment. U bent werkzaam binnen de palliatieve zorg of vrijwilliger met een andere baan ernaast –…
Door Ton Salman – Oudjaar…. En dan begint zomaar een heel nieuw jaar! Spiksplinternieuw! En we wensen elkaar geluk, en moois en gezondheid, en vrede. Da’s ons ritueel.…
by Yannick van Druijten – When Matús first called Petržalka a ‘concrete jungle’, I laughed. At that moment I had not fully understood what he meant. Matús had…
By Thijl Sunier – Those who were in the Netherlands between 6-8 November could not possibly have missed it. Riots broke out around a football match between the…
Door Luka Hendrickx. Begin september fiets ik voor het eerst sinds ik het veldwerk voor mijn scriptieonderzoek afrondde de Polder weer binnen. Daarmee wordt in België de streek…
By Santiago Camara – Anthropologists are frequently told that “everything is data”, even the lack of data can be used to create an argument or come to conclusions.…
By Anja Hofer – Bojan sits opposite me, playing nervously with his water bottle when he tells me: “Our son, Krastio, was in a bilingual daycare but he…
By Bariş Eser. Neither the student organizers nor the University of Amsterdam (UvA) Board of Directors (CvB) expected the outpouring of support upon the eviction of the first…
By Tess Zondervan – The wind is teasing me. As I try to keep my balance, resting my back onto the big wooden pillar around the magnetic compass…
By Robert Cornelis – It’s one of the first warm days in May, and I am slightly thrown off by how lush and green my birthplace appears. In…
By Lucas Kuijl – On an icy Monday morning, I found myself on the first ferry to the island of Terschelling. I was researching fisheries in the Netherlands…
by Sam Heeremans – The oldest transformative journey we know is birth. Going from a dark world surrounded by nothing but water and your mother’s warmth, entering the…
Door Thijl Sunier – De recente ongeregeldheden in Den Haag waarbij Eritrese demonstranten slaags raakten met de politie, leidden in de media en aan de talkshowtafels tot verhitte…
By Romy de Vos – For my bachelor’s thesis, I conducted research among individuals and groups who are involved in initiatives to grant posthumous rehabilitation for people who…
By Eva van der Pol – Ever since I can remember, I have loved language. To me, it is so interesting to see where words come from, how…
By Freek Colombijn, Marina de Regt and Marjo de Theije – In the run-up to Keti Koti, the annual commemoration of the formal abolishment of slavery in Suriname…
By Peter Versteeg – The opening images of the documentary “White Balls on Walls” show us an ivory tower: a huge building, shining white, almost sterile, a stronghold…
By Michiel Baas. The University of Amsterdam has appointed a committee to investigate academic freedom within its institution. The reason for this is a complaint from lecturer Laurens…
‘The midwife tells the woman in labour that she sees she is having a hard time during the contractions. “The strength of them is good, after breaking the…
Door Esther Teelen “Ik maak een stopmotion waarin ik mijn veldwerkervaringen verwerk”, dacht ik direct bij het beluisteren van een discussie over het Nederlandse coronabeleid. In de langetermijnaa…