The special section on Popular Music and Social Change has started it second volume!
Posts will be published every two weeks, and can be read here.
Newest Additions
Documentary: From Grain to Bread: the Life of Molen van Buursink
The documentary From Grain to Bread was created by Lisah Hannik and Iris Kruip as part of the course Material Culture, taught by Liedeke Plate in the BA Arts & Culture Studies at Radboud University.
Documentary: Nuestra Sazón
Different countries have their own variations of an empanada, and in our documentary, we follow Siria Olivares Soto, a Chilean cook, as she explores her identity, memories, and her migration process through the process of making empanadas.
Travelogue Romania
By Demi Storm
Demi Storm reflects on her first ever research trip, to Romania. This trip was part of her PhD research on the experiences of space and time of mine- and quarry workers in Roman Dacia, using critical fabulation as a hermeneutic method.
A Series of Becomings
By Constanza Lobos Campusano
A Series of Becomings: How to Return to Myself from a Decolonial Perspective as an Immigrant in The Netherlands
Fanfiction: Shared Universes
Julia Neugarten and Rūta Tidriķe look back on the Creative Culture Talk they organized last year at film theatre LUX, titled Fanfiction: Shared Universes. The evening included presentations and discussion with two guest speakers: Nicolle Lamerichs and and Roderick Leeuwenhart.
Ithaca: The Return – The Cost of War and the Power of Penelope’s Silence
By Ketty Iannantuono
After many years of absence, a man returns home, carrying with him the trauma of war. His wife has patiently waited for him, never losing hope but struggling to keep their home from falling apart. Their distraught son has lived in his father’s myth. Now, they must come to terms with the less-than-heroic return of an old man: he has survived, but at an extremely high cost. This is Homer’s Odyssey, as reimagined by Uberto Pasolini in his new film, Ithaca: The Return.
Elmer bezoekt huizenhoge hoogtes in Platland
Door Jill Moser
Door middel van een allesinnemende, sensorische reis neemt Elmer haar publiek mee om al rappend, stampend en dansend in haar Platland-clubtour benauwende constructen af te breken om hun vervolgens de mogelijkheid te bieden vanuit muzikale hoop weer iets op te bouwen..
Music for mental health… it’s BRAT
By Just Celebrities: Sjoerd Baas, Ana Cabrian, Julia Leijzer, Rik Pastoor and Aimée Walkate
With the release of the BRAT album, on the 7th of June 2024, Charli XCX concluded months’ worth of build-up and anticipation for one of her most ambitious projects to date. Not only did the songs of the album – which topped charts around the world – garner massive appeal, but BRAT became a way of life.
Confronting Gender Inequality in the Music Industry: Reflections on the personal approach to research
By Farijn Janssen, Eline Klaessens, Sofieke de Loos and Zsófia Szigetvari
A new contribution to our special section on Popular Music and Social. Change examining possible approaches to addressing gender inequality in the music industry.
As The Crowd Was Chanting More!
By Sybe Kemmere, Cynthia van Mourik, Julie Nijburg, Fleur ter Horst and Caroline Couch
Part II in Culture Weekly’s special section on Popular Music and Social Change, What popular concert culture can learn from Punk DIY Ethos in an age of consumption, social media, and sustainability.
The Sound of Resistance
By R.L. Benjamins, S. Gahramanlı, M.M. Ho, K. Perjési and S.G. Pol
Part I in Culture Weekly’s special section on Popular Music and Social Change, a reflection on the important role of acoustemology in protests.
Vrouw Slaat Hond
By Saskia Kroonenberg
Woensdagochtend. Treinreis richting Nijmegen. Bij Utrecht stappen ze op. Een vrouw van middelbare leeftijd, een jongen, een hond. “Geen aandacht geven!” maant ze de jongen. “Anders denkt hij dat hij belangrijk is.”
The Lost Generation: A Boardgame based on Hemingway
By Amber van Driel
When Frederik van Dam gave students the opportunity to create our own transmedial work, Amber had her eyes set on Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast from the beginning. The result became the board game The Lost Generation.
For an overview of all articles, see here.
Culture Weekly 