Since the appearance of her early-career bestseller Gender Trouble in 1990, American philosopher Judith Butler is one of the most influential thinkers in academia. Her work addresses numerous socially pertinent topics such as gender normativity, political speech, media representations of… Continue Reading
The film Private Romeo shows two male cadets falling in love as they speak the lines of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. While intended as an affirmative depiction of gay love without any homophobia, the film for three reasons has the… Continue Reading
After a six-year run, Digressions: Amsterdam Journal of Critical Theory, Cultural Analysis, and Creative Writing is closing down. You can find all content on the open-access platform Zenodo. Thank you to all the editors and authors for your contributions! … Continue Reading
Conference: Amsterdam Comics Conference: Drawing Yourself In and Out of It Paper: “The Narrator in Comics Narratogy” Date: Saturday, 17 November 2018 There exists a tradition of sustained critical engagement with narratology in the field of comics studies, most profoundly… Continue Reading
The On the Flick film club watches and discusses movies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. All are welcome! Drinks and snacks are provided for. 19 June 2018: The Truman Show 16 May 2018: El espíritu de la colmena 7 March… Continue Reading
On Friday, 17 November 2017, from 1.30 p.m. till 4.15 p.m., in room HG-12A00, dr. Roel van den Oever will give a guest lectere in the course “Identity, Diversity, Inclusion” on the film My Beautiful Laundrette (Stephen Frears, 1985). All… Continue Reading