Programme Archive
On this page we provide an overview of recent activities of Studium Generale.
Studium Generale challenges me to look critically at everything. Moreover, my interests are broad and I want to learn about multiple topics.
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SG - A Game Changer?
- Is the platform economy actually something new under the sun, or is it nothing more than old wine in new bottles? And what are the implications of... -
SG - Promises & Practice
- Delve into the world of the platform economy, and explore how it works out so far. To what extent have the high expectations been met in practice? -
SG - The Museum of Edible Earth
- Have you ever considered eating earth? Though the practice of eating earth and soil-like substances is classified as a psychological disorder in the... -
SG - Governing Soils and Societies
- When we talk about soils, politics is not far away. From questions of contamination, land ownership, and national identity, to queries concerning... -
SG - The Living Soil
- The soil is alive! As soil scientists move away from black box approaches towards a deeper understanding of soil processes, it becomes ever more... -
SG – Mobilising Shifting Identities
- How stable are political identity movements? And what happens when identities merge, become fluid or fragmented in different contexts? -
SG – A Political Diversion?
- What does the emergence of emancipatory movements based on identity actually tells us about the underlying fault lines? -
SG - How Identity Became Political
- What is “identity politics”? What can be said about it as a catalyst in emancipations or its wider impacts on democratic societies? -
SG - The Ambonese Wilderness
- After last week you might agree Georg Rumphius (1627-1702) deserves a place in the pantheon of plant science. A large part of his Ambonese Herbal is... -
SG - Spice Trade and Life on Seventeenth Century Ambon
- Although the name Georg Rumphius (1627-1702) probably doesn't ring a bell, he is deserving a place in the pantheon of plant science. His botanical...