ASCA Postdoc Meeting
2 Oct 2025
All postdocs are invited to join this meeting with the ASCA directors. We want to discuss how we can best assist you during your time at ASCA.
Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis
A research community devoted to the comparative and interdisciplinary study of culture (in all its forms and expressions) from a broad humanities perspective
Upcoming events
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ASCA PhD Meeting
2 Oct 2025All ASCA PhD candidates are invited to the general ASCA PhD meeting to discuss everything that is important to the PhD community. Please save the date en suggest topics if you have them. It is not necessary to ... -
ASCA Borrel
2 Oct 2025All ASCA Members and Friends are invited to the ASCA Borrel for drinks and chats with old and new members (and friends). -
PhD Skills | Academic English
3 Oct 2025This course is designed to improve the English speaking and writing skills of PhD researchers.
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ASCA PhD Writing Café
Every Wednesday you are all welcome to the ASCA PhD Writing Café, an informal and supportive space dedicated to advancing your dissertation progress. Work alongside fellow PhD researchers, share insights, and pursue ...Read more -
ASCA Statement
on Collaborations with Israeli Institutions and International Corporations Complicit in Atrocity CrimesRead more
News
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Voices return home: colonial sound collection given back to Indonesia
Musicologist Barbara Titus recently travelled to the Indonesian island Nias in order to bring back digitised sound recordings, film and photos to the villages where they come from. The recordings, which were made in ... -
Two Upcoming Events Organised by Prof. Olupemi Oludare (Assistant Professor in Black History) Supported by RPA Decolonial Futures Seed Funding
As part of his RPA Decolonial Futures Seed Grant funded project, Prof. Olupemi Oludare will host two symposiums with collaborative partners. The first is an interactive lecture and workshop on 'Afropean Decolonial ... -
Call for papers: Ludifications of Vision
University of Amsterdam – March 5-7, 2026 | Organizers: Mathieu Li-Goyette, Erin La Cour, Toni Pape, Rik Spanjers | Deadline 31 October 2025. -
Countermapping: hoe nieuwe kaarten de wereld herschrijven
Afrika wil in juiste formaat op de wereldkaart, zo was onlangs te lezen op NOS.nl. Kaarten kunnen mensen rechten teruggeven, weet ook UvA-promovendus Jochem Kootstra. Hij doet onderzoek naar ‘countermapping’: het ...
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ASCA PhD Community
Located at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam, the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) brings together scholars active in literature, philosophy, visual culture, religious studies, ...Read more -
News and events
The ASCA programme is organized by and for academic staff, PhD candidates, and selected Research MA students. It is a collaborative effort designed to provide high level events to discuss relevant and urgent topics ...Read more -
ASCA Research
ASCA is a research institute and doctoral school dedicated to the critical and innovative study of culture from a broadly interdisciplinary perspective grounded in the humanities but increasingly extending to ...Read more