Dissertation Defense: Shao Shao
6 Jul 2026
(Un)Dreaming Rural China: Gender in Wanghong Cultures as Digital Contact Zones | Supervisors: Esther Peeren, Tommy Tse| 6 July 2026, 10:00 hrs. Agnietenkapel
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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PhD & Early Career Researcher Workshop: Examining the Governance of European Datafied Borders
7 Jul 2026This will be an interactive workshop, and participants are invited to briefly share their research and reflections on their experience working on these topics. See below for more information and to register. -
The Shape of the Cloud: Cloud computing as AI infrastructure in China & US
7 Jul 2026We are pleased to invite you to an ASCA talk by Prof. Jingyan Elaine Yuan, at the University of Illinois, Chicago. The talk will take place at 15:00 on July 7 in Room 1.04, PC Hoofthuis (Spuistraat 134), University ... -
Dissertation Defense: Skinner Myers
10 Jul 2026Blackstar: Race, Resistance, & the Politics of Black Cinema Supervisors: Patricia Pisters, Pei-Sze Chow | 10 July 2026, 11:00 hrs,, Aula.
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2026 ASCA Awards
The 2026 ASCA Awards Committee, consisting of Fairuzah Atchulo, Selin Gerlek, and Ben Moore, has given awards to the following researchers: Yvette Lok Yee Wong, Laura Vermeeren, and Joost de Bloois. -
Palestine: Past, Present and Future Narratives
Academic director Prof. Ihab Saloul of the Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM) will serve as series editor of a new book series at CEU Press, 'Palestine: Past, Present and Future Narratives'. -
Van Swiebertje tot Bridgerton: hoe televisie ons na 75 jaar nog steeds verbindt
Televisie is vaak doodverklaard, maar is na 75 jaar nog altijd springlevend – mede dankzij streaming en online. Geen ander medium maakt het ons zo makkelijk om met elkaar te praten over de wereld om ons heen. Dat ... -
How the ‘strange’ opens up our ideas about art and society
What happens when we make room for the unusual and the uncomfortable in the arts? In her new book Strange Tastes, Professor of Philosophy Monique Roelofs explores how the ‘strange’ can transform the way we see, feel ...
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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 -
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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 -
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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