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Exhibition

All over the world, people are building their own homes. Sometimes this stems from a strong personal desire, at other times it follows from necessity. The Right to Build presents a snapshot of iconic, diverse types ...

09:00 - 18:00 | Conference

Hoe neoliberaal is Nederland? Wat is de ontstaansgeschiedenis van het Nederlandse neoliberalisme?

13:00 - 17:00 | Event

The yearly AISSR Harvest Day showcases our new research results – and it is now time to hear about the research of our PhD students during our Early Harvest Day! All PhD students of the AISSR are invited to present ...

14:15 - 15:15 | Event

How are gender-neutral toilets, headscarf debates, working mothers, lipstick lesbians, sexual intimidation at festivals, Trump, underrepresentation of women in political leadership, Gay Pride, and more, interrelated, ...

15:30 - 17:00 | Event

The evolution of global capitalism in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries has raised unsettling questions about the increase in social dependence resulting from the decline in manufacturing jobs, the ...

15:00 - 16:30 | Lecture

Garrett Hardin (1915-2003) was an American ecologist and philosopher who warned for the dangers of overpopulation. In this lecture, professor Joyeeta Gupta discusses the continuing relevance of Hardin and the growing ...

20:00 - 22:00 | Event

More than ever, alternative urban futures are needed for an urban world that is socially just, environmentally sustainable, and capable of caring for the diversity of urban life. How can policy makers, activists, ...

00:00 | Workshop

This interdisciplinary playshop, funded by a joint ACHI-CUS seed grant, aims to bring together UvA scholars from different faculties and disciplines, working on different regions, and offers an opportunity to share ...

15:30 - 17:00 | Lecture

Disability provides a useful window through which to examine divisions that have emerged in feminist/gender/sexuality scholarship in the last forty years over equality, difference, and intersectionality.

15:30 - 17:00 | Lecture

Home-based telework is increasingly discussed as a solution for problems in reconciling demands in work and personal life. It is, however, unclear to what extent home-based telework can also contribute to reducing ...