STUDIUM GENERALE
Welcome!
Studium Generale offers a programme of lectures, debates and talkshows; lecture series;
art, film, theatre, and poetry events and we organise the biennial PAS Festival.
Under the umbrella of Studium Generale, the dialogue platform, OmniUM, will launch in September. OmniUM will offer a programme by the university community reflecting on societal issues through dialogues, debates and discussions.
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Programme September - October
You can find an overview of all upcoming Studium Generale activities below. You can also leaf through our programme booklet of September and October digitally.
Human Rights | Lecture Series
THU 26 SEPT AND 3 AND 10 OCT – 19:30 TO 21:30
Karl Dittrich Hall, Student Services Centre, Bonnefantenstraat 2
Registration and payment for individual lectures at the desk.
This series started on 12 September. However, it is possible to join the rest of the series or come to the individual lectures. Next up on 26 September: Bystanders to Gross Human Rights Violations.
Neutrino | Film & Talk
MON 30 SEP, 19:30
Lumière Cinema, Bassin 88
Tickets
In this poetic-philosophical documentary, directed by Hannie van den Bergh and Jan van den Berg, the invisible quantum world and tangible reality come together in encounters with colorful scientists and villagers. A film that starts as a personal journey of discovery into physical knowledge and grows into a universal existential quest.
Keti Koti Table | Dialogue
TUE 1 OCT, 17:30-21:00
Mensa SBE, Tongersestraat 53
Register (free)
Under the wings of SG this season the Dialogue Platform OmniUM starts. OmniUM supports the by the Diversity & Inclusivity Office organised Keti Koti Table. Everybody is more than welcome to join the dialogue with people of different generations and with different cultural backgrounds.
El Equipo | Film & Talk
Dutch Dance Days | Dance
FRI 4, SAT 5 AND SUN 6 OCT
Various locations
Tickets (only for students)
The 27th edition of the Nederlandse Dansdagen shows the best of what Dutch dance has to offer. Students get the opportunity to visit some of the performances for a special (reduced) price, including a free ticket for Club Tweak where you can show off your own dancing skills.
The Profit Paradox | Joan Muysken Lecture
TUE 8 OCT, 20:00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
Register (free)
Profits and stock valuations of dominant firms are growing faster than ever; seemingly a sign of economic growth and progress. At the same time, we see that wages for production and service workers are stagnating, that labour dynamism and labour participation are falling, and that the number of startup companies is decreasing. The Profit Paradox asks what is going on in the global economy.
The Rise of Right-Wing Extremism | Lecture
MON 14 OCT, 20:00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
Register (free)
Whereas previously, you had to search for extreme right-wing ideas in a dark corner of the internet, nowadays the rhetoric seems to be everywhere. In this lecture, Sterkenburg will discuss issues like how it is possible that such a fertile breeding ground could exist, at what point opinions become problematic and which challenges are involved in combatting non-violent extremism.
All You (Need to) Know About AI | Pub Quiz
A Storm Foretold | Film & Talk
TUE 29 OCT, 19:30
Lumière Cinema, Bassin 88
Tickets
For 40 years, Donald Trump’s political godfather Roger Stone did his dirty work for him. In 2018, he let the Danish filmmaker Christoffer Guldbrandsen fully into his unfiltered life for three years, and Gulbrandsen followed the Make America Great Again movement from close up. A shocking portrait that shows that the violent storming of the Capitol was a logical consequence of years of hatemongering.
Afterwards, there will be a Zoom Q&A with director Christoffer Gulbransen.
Science in Court | Lecture Series
THUR 31 OCT AND 7, 14, 21 AND 28 NOV 19:30 – 21:30
Karl Dittrich Hall, Bonnefantenstraat 2
Register
Legal professionals sometimes request the assistance of scientists in the courtroom. For example, legal psychologists are asked to evaluate the reliability of eyewitness testimony, or forensic pathologists are consulted to provide a report on the cause of death. In this lecture series, we give several talks about how different scientific disciplines can contribute to justice in the courtroom.
Opera Zuid: Bluebeard's Castle | Opera Visit
FRI 1 NOV, 19:30
Vrijthof Theatre, Vrijthof 47
Tickets
Studium Generale and Opera Zuid are teaming up to offer students a unique opportunity to go to the opera – at a quarter of the normal price! Bluebeard’s Castle is a psychological thriller about the question of how much truth love can tolerate. The opera tells the story of Judith, who marries the mysterious Bluebeard. In her desire to get to know him, she cannot contain her curiosity.
Critical Theory: The Legacy of the Frankfurt School | Lecture series
TUE 5, 12, 19 AND 26 NOV AND 3 DEC, 19:30 - 21:30
Karl Dittrich Hall, Bonnefantenstraat 2
Register
The Institute for Social Research was opened at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, in Frankfurt, on June 22 1924, and later gained fame for the works of Adorno, Benjamin, Fromm, Marcuse and Habermas as the ‘Frankfurt School’. This series addresses the question of what the Frankfurt School stands for, as well as the topicality of the critical theory it developed.
Planetary Health: The Recipe for a Sustainable Future | Venlo Lecture
TUE 5 NOV, 19:30
Lecture Hall, Nassaustraat 36, Venlo
Register (free)
Pim Martens discusses the health of our planet, and the impacts on human health (which ultimately depends on the health of the planet). To this end, rather than separating ourselves further from nature—for example, by putting fences around it—we should learn to live with nature again.
Who We Are: Identity | Tans Lecture
TUE 5 NOV, 20:00
Franz Palm Lecture Hall, Tongersestraat 53
Register (free)
Essentially, ethics is about what it is for a person to do well the one thing we are all doing, which is making a human life. In this lecture, Kwame Anthony Appiah will sketch a picture of what social identities have in common and explore some of the ways they matter for ethics.
Such a Resounding Silence | Film & Talk
DI 12 NOV, 19:30
Lumière Cinema, Bassin 88
Presale (tickets not yet available)
In 2023, a national reckoning around child sexual abuse was already underway in France when film star Emmanuelle Béart (Manon of the Springs, 8 Women, Mission: Impossible) publicly revealed she is an incest survivor. Reluctant to include her own story at first, Béart powerfully remonstrates: “the silence—which is first imposed by the person who rapes you—this silence makes a terrible noise within you and takes all kinds of forms” in this stirring and personal critique.
Let's Talk | Talk Show
MON 18 NOV, 20:00
Dominicanen Bookshop, Domincanerkerkstraat 1
Register (free)
LET’S TALK is a programme in which we not only give the floor to experts, but also challenge the audience to speak up and interact. In a lively and relaxed setting, we address issues of (student) life: relationships, career, love, health, stress, party life, engagement, etc. Have a drink, listen, talk and sharpen your thoughts and opinions.
Tradwives, white girl summer, and the online culture wars | Lecture
MO 25 NOV, 20.00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
Register (free)
On mainstream social media platforms, young far-right women make extremism relatable. They share Instagram stories about organic foods, while subtly propagating the ‘pure’ white race and the Great Replacement theory. Amid discussions of dating and family life, they call on women to become housewives in order to counteract the effects of feminism. Eviane Leidig offers an in-depth look into the world of far-right women influencers and the digital lifestyle they cultivate as they seek recruits for white nationalism.
The Wars of the Future | TechLec
MON 2 DEC, 20:00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
Register (free)
In this lecture, Frans Osinga will talk about the future of war. What effect will geopolitical and technological developments have on the way war is being waged? What potentialities for conflict can we expect in the future? What developments are happening right now and what can we expect in the field of autonomous systems, drone warfare and hybrid warfare?
SE7EN | Film & Talk
TUE 3 DEC, 20:00
Lumière Cinema, Bassin 88
Tickets
SE7EN presents a dystopian view of the modern city. It’s a dark, rain-soaked place where rot and corruption thrive; the natural breeding ground for a serial killer punishing people who represent the Seven Deadly Sins. Director David Fincher’s image of hell is even more vivid in this new remastered version. Morgan Freeman stars as a veteran homicide detective who’s retiring in a week. Despite his objections, he’s assigned to investigate the serial killings alongside a new partner, brash young Brad Pitt.
