Posted on: September 28, 2018 Posted by: Annika Heinemeyer Comments: 9

Students Break Into P.C. Hoofthuis and Wait for Their Demands to Be Answered

“Activists broke into a UvA building, the P.C. Hoofthuis, on Friday morning,” read a UvA communicate at 9:30am in the university’s website. As a result, all classes in the building before 11am were to be cancelled, and neither students nor staff members were allowed to enter. However, by 11:30am, activists remained inside, and, according to their representative outside the building, they will continue the occupation until their demands are met.…

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Posted on: September 28, 2018 Posted by: Lucia Holaskova Comments: 7

Is Democracy an Illusion? The Case of Slovakia

The question that we all have been asking lately – is democracy an illusion? Many people see democracy as the best possible system and one that they should strive to implement and maintain. Freedom of speech, free elections, and clear human rights – isn’t that what everyone wants? A functioning democracy is key to basic rights such as education. However, these days we are witnessing a slow decline in functioning…

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Posted on: September 27, 2018 Posted by: Lidia Paladini Comments: 7

‘‘Dumpster Diving’’ in Amsterdam

Supermarkets, we all know them, we all use them, yet very few of us ever question the processes behind them. In a city like Amsterdam, large supermarkets are one of the main suppliers for our daily food. Whenever we step through the glass sliding doors to buy our groceries, the shelves are full and stocked with everything we desire. But behind the constant availability of fresh foods lurks a dark…

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Posted on: September 27, 2018 Posted by: Valeria Mongelli Comments: 9

Unseen Amsterdam: The Fair of Undiscovered Photographic Talent

Last weekend, Amsterdam hosted the seventh edition of Unseen Amsterdam, the leading annual contemporary photography fair. Thousands of visitors gathered at Westergasfabriek, a gasworks turned cultural venue in the city’s west, for this major international cultural event focusing on showing previously undiscovered photographic talent in addition to novel work by well-known photographers. An Overwhelming Offer of Photographic Artwork Upon crossing the entrance, the artistic offer immediately displayed itself to the…

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Posted on: September 26, 2018 Posted by: Ivana Sramkova Comments: 1

Out-of-This-World Experience at Ryoji Ikeda’s Exhibition

The EYE Film Institute is located in one of the most compelling buildings of Amsterdam and is known for its large collection of both Dutch and international movies and video art. Beside the cinema, EYE also hosts temporary exhibitions. From the 15th of September until the 2nd of December 2018, the institute is currently presenting an exhibition by the Japanese sound and visual artist Ryoji Ikeda. Ryoji Ikeda is an…

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