Nieuws /en en Mon, 05 May 2025 21:29:14 +0200 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 10:35:00 +0100 Harmful gender stereotypes in media and advertising: a significant gap in EU law! /en/news/harmful-gender-stereotypes-in-media-and-advertising-a-significant-gap-in-eu-law On International women’s day 2025, the European Equality Law Network with several Utrecht University researchers, published a report on harmful gender stereotypes 147647 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 10:35:00 +0100 Nieuws Award Ceremony Master Thesis Competition 2024 /en/news/award-ceremony-master-thesis-competition-2024 On the 11th of December we celebrated the remarkable achievements of three master students and crowned the best migration-related thesis at Utrecht University. 146094 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:15:00 +0100 Nieuws Queering the ancient Epic of Manas: “Scary and extremely exciting at the same time” /en/news/queering-the-ancient-epic-of-manas-scary-and-extremely-exciting-at-the-same-time Aikokul Ibraeva receives Hélène Phoa Gender Studies Research Thesis Prize 2024 for her research into how sexuality and gender have been constructed in Kyrgyz culture. 145481 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:06:00 +0100 Nieuws Breathing and ‘toys’: these two humanities research projects receive an ERC Grant /en/news/breathing-and-toys-these-two-humanities-research-projects-receive-an-erc-grant How can we expose both the environmental and the social impact of planetary crises? And what are the pros and cons of using AI to create new (scientific) knowledge? 143527 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for Papers: Migration and Societal Change Conference June 2025 /en/news/call-for-papers-migration-and-societal-change-conference-june-2025 The Utrecht University focus area Migration and Societal Change invites you to submit a proposal for a panel or an individual paper for our conference in June 2025. 143238 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:44:00 +0200 Nieuws Faculty of Humanities welcomes four new Full Professors /en/news/faculty-of-humanities-welcomes-four-new-full-professors This summer, Kathrin Thiele, Danielle van den Heuvel, Birgit M. Kaiser, and Cadence Kinsey have been appointed as Professors at Utrecht’s Faculty of Humanities. 143040 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Open Cities Monthly Research-in-Progress seminars /en/news/open-cities-monthly-research-in-progress-seminars The Open Cities Platform announces the launch of their Monthly Research Seminar, an engaging and collaborative space designed for ̨ researchers and students to present and feedback research. 142861 Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:25:00 +0200 Nieuws SAVE THE DATE: Migration and Societal Change Conference 2025 /en/news/save-the-date-migration-and-societal-change-conference-2025 We are thrilled to announce our upcoming conference for the 19th and 20th of June 2025 141403 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:14:00 +0200 Nieuws Megafoon tijdens een protest-actie. Sandra Ponzanesi Visiting Professor at Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome /en/news/sandra-ponzanesi-visiting-professor-at-royal-netherlands-institute-in-rome In May and June 2024, Sandra Ponzanesi is Dutch Scientific Institutes Abroad (NWIB) Visiting Professor at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR). 140690 Wed, 22 May 2024 15:53:00 +0200 Nieuws Doing Digital Migration Studies: Theories and Practices of the Everyday /en/publicatie/doing-digital-migration-studies-theories-and-practices-of-the-everyday Doing Digital Migration Studie, edited by Koen Leurs and Sandra Ponzanesi, offers a comprehensive entry into a variety of debates, interventions, and discussions. 137991 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:37:00 +0100 Nieuws Jülide Sezer receives Hélène Phoa Gender Studies Research Thesis Prize 2023 /en/news/julide-sezer-receives-helene-phoa-gender-studies-research-thesis-prize-2023 Sezer’s thesis is titled Sustaining Resistance, Cultivating Liberation: The Enduring Bond of Rooted-Resistance-Companionship between Palestinians and the Olive Trees. 136421 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws The Edinburgh Companion to the New European Humanities /en/publicatie/the-edinburgh-companion-to-the-new-european-humanities Edited by Rosi Braidotti and Daan Oostveen, among others, this volume examines the rise of the ‘New’ Humanities. 136416 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:15:00 +0100 Nieuws Transitions in Art, Culture and Politics /en/publicatie/transitions-in-art-culture-and-politics Transitions in Art, Culture and Politics is edited in honour of the retirement of Emeritus Professor of Art, Culture and Diversity Rosemarie Buikema. 134799 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:05:00 +0200 Nieuws Creating Europe from the Margins /en/publicatie/creating-europe-from-the-margins Creating Europe from the Margins, edited by Sandra Ponzanesi and others, explores the idea of Europe through a focus on its margins. 133556 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:53:00 +0200 Nieuws Departing Professor Rosemarie Buikema: “Decolonisation does not mean setting fire to a collection” /en/news/departing-professor-rosemarie-buikema-decolonisation-does-not-mean-setting-fire-to-a-collection Professor of Art, Culture and Diversity Rosemarie Buikema will deliver her farewell lecture on 10 October. We meet her in her study, between boxes and piles of books. 133297 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws The protests in Iran: on the demonstrations that grew into a national revolt /en/news/the-protests-in-iran-on-the-demonstrations-that-grew-into-a-national-revolt Following the death of 22-year-old student Mahsa Amini, thousands of Iranians are taking to the streets every day. They are demonstrating for more freedom and equal rights. 124564 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws ‘Inclusive Media Literary Education for Diverse Societies’, Media & Communication /en/publicatie/inclusive-media-literary-education-for-diverse-societies-media-communication The thematic issue titled ‘Inclusive Media Literacy Education for Diverse Societies’ was published in the Open Access journal Media & Communication. 126808 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:46:00 +0100 Nieuws Horizon Europe funding for transformative research project RE-WIRING /en/news/horizon-europe-funding-for-transformative-research-project-re-wiring The Horizon Europe funded program 'Realising Girls’ and Women’s Inclusion, Representation and Empowerment (RE-WIRING)' will be coordinated by Utrecht University 126507 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Badhai: Hijra-Khwaja Sira-Trans Performance across Borders in South Asia /en/publicatie/badhai-hijra-khwaja-sira-trans-performance-across-borders-in-south-asia ‘Badhai’ is the first full-length book to provide an introduction to ‘badhai’ performances throughout South Asia. 125370 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:49:00 +0100 Nieuws Poetry as protest: Iranian poet spoke out for women’s self-determination 100 years ago /en/news/poetry-as-protest-iranian-poet-spoke-out-for-womens-self-determination-100-years-ago The socially critical poetry of Parvīn Iᶜtiṣāmī (1907-1941) is more relevant than ever. Postdoc researcher Zhinia Noorian explains why (video). 125011 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:21:00 +0100 Nieuws