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Love of soccer | Radboud Reflects @Stadseiland Stek with culture and media expert Arne van Lienden
Why does soccer affect so many people? What does this say about our need for community, excitement and hero worship? And how do soccer media affect our view of nationality, gender and ethnicity?
Love of Mythical Creatures | Radboud Reflects @Stadseiland Stek by religion scholar Arjan Sterken
Wizards, vampires, werewolves, sphinxes, elves and cyclopes. Are some good and others evil? Or is that distinction not that black and white? And what do these creatures say about the fears and desires of the people who invented them over the years?
Love For Films And Series | Radboud Reflects @Stadseiland Stek
Cinemas are full, and with Netflix, HBO and Disney+, we are watching more films and series than ever before. But what actually makes a film good? What are the hidden structures in films and TV series?
Should NPO Be Shaken Up? | Radboud Current Affairs Podcast with political scientist Emily Gravesteijn
Listen to this Radboud Current Affairs podcast in Dutch, in which philosopher and program manager Bas van Woerkum-Rooker talks with political scientist Emily Gravesteijn about the criticism of the NPO.
European Elections. What is at Stake? | Current Affairs Lecture by scholar of law Jasper Krommendijk and political scientist Anna van der Vleuten
Big choices are at stake at the European elections: will voters go for a more united Europe, or wil they be more divided than ever?
Anton de Kom: Lessons of an Anti-colonial Resistance Fighter | Lecture and conversation with literary scholar Thalia Ostendorf and political philosopher Mathijs van de Sande
Who was the Surinamese activist, writer and resistance fighter Anton de Kom (1898 - 1945) and what can we learn from him today? Learn from literary scholar Thalia Ostendorf and philosopher Mathijs van de Sande about his thinking.
The Beast. On Ego, Emotion and Reincarnation | Film and conversation with religion scholar Paul van der Velde
Fear and love, ego and reincarnation. The film The Beast deals with several Buddhist themes. Learn from religious scholar Paul van der Velde about how Buddhism deals with emotions and ego at the after-party discussion.
INNOVATE Meetup: The Future of Truth with founder of Bellingcat Eliot Higgins, journalists Jelle Brandt Corstius and Maurits Martijn, and philosophers Lisa Kampen and Natascha Rietdijk in collaboration with Radboud Reflects
How do you reveal the truth in a post-truth era? Learn from Eliot Higgins, founder and pioneer of the citizen journalism network Bellingcat. After his lecture leading journalists like Jelle Brandt Corstius and scholars will discuss the topic.
Forest Fires and Mankind. Enemy or Friend? |Radboud Reflects @Go Short with philosopher Martin Drenthen and ecologist Bjorn Robroek
When does a forest fire threaten nature and when is it part of it? Learn from philosopher Martin Drenthen and ecologist Bjorn Robroek what forest fires say about humans and nature.
Being a Citizen of Europe, What Does That Mean? | Lecture and discussion with MEP Toine Manders and political scientist Anna van der Vleuten
Learn from MEP Toine Manders and political scientist Anna van der Vleuten about the extent to which European citizenship exists, whether it is linked to a European identity and how it relates to the city, region and country we also feel connected to.
Is Time Ticking for TikTok? | Current Affairs Lecture with behavioural scientist Loes Pouwels and political scientist Chris Nijhuis
TikTok may be banned in the USA. Will that happen in Europe, and in the Netherlands? What would that mean? Learn more from to behavioural scientist Loes Pouwels and political scientist Chris Nijhuis.
Europapa Politics | Current Affairs Lecture with Song Contest expert Jasper Uiterwaal
The Eurovision Song Contest is not about politics. Right? Nothing could be further from the truth. The Dutch song 'Europapa' by Joost Klein is not the only song that contains political references this year. But when is a song too political?