STUDIUM GENERALE
Studium Generale offers a programme of lectures, debates and talkshows, lecture series, art, film, theatre and we organise the biennial PAS Festival.
Scroll down for an overview of our upcoming (English) program.
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Autonomy and Self-Knowledge | Lecture
MON 20 APRIL, 20:00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
Register (free)
What does autonomy look like in today’s digital and interconnected world, where boundaries between self and society are increasingly blurred? In this thought-provoking lecture, philosopher Beate Rössler examines today’s complexities and possibilities of living autonomously.
Cutting Through Rocks | Film & Talk
TUE 21 APR, 19:30
Lumière Cinema, Bassin 88
Tickets
Sara Shaverdi is the first woman ever elected to the council of her village in rural Iran. Her promises: curb child marriage, guaranteed education for girls. Things far from easy to achieve in a country where women face systemic disadvantage and many decisions are made undemocratically.
Join the UM Dialogues on Academic Freedom!
Wednesday 22 April
16:00 and 19:00 (both in English), Social Hub, Sphinxcour 9, Maastricht
Everybody from the UM-community is invited to take part in three small-group dialogues on academic freedom. In a respectful setting, participants will exchange perspectives. Each dialogue explores a different aspect of this important issue. The dialogue on 22 April is about Limits of Involvement – Balance between Academic Freedom, Social Responsibility, Activism and Protests.
Nederlandse Reisopera: To Die For | Opera Visit
TUE 28 APRIL, 19:30
Vrijthof Theatre, Vrijthof 47
Tickets (€10, only for students)
British-Russian composer Elena Langer mocks and questions our obsession with celebrity – and shows how we should embrace the chaotic, gruesome, joyful and beautiful nature of life. Originally commissioned by the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre in Moscow, this opera was cancelled after the invasion of Ukraine. The piece was deemed insufficiently patriotic. The Reisopera is proud to be able to give this exceptional new opera its world premiere after all.
The existential angst of the main character Semyón Podsekayev drives him to suicide, but he hopes that playing the tuba will save him. This fails miserably.
Democratising the Future in Today’s Europe | Schuman Lecture
WED 6 MAY, 20:00
Franz Palm Lecture Hall, Tongersestraat 53
Register (free)
Democracy is future-oriented: today's problems can be solved, we are told, in tomorrow's elections. However, the waning of the future as a political lodestar is widely reported today. Whereas modern Europe was built by movements and parties in pursuit of a better world to come, today’s politicians seem increasingly focused on short-term concerns. Jonathan White investigates who leads, and who contests, this abdication of the future, and what follows for our societies and institutions. How the future is envisioned is politically crucial.
Confessing to a Crime you did not Commit | Lecture
MON 11 MAY, 20:00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
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How is it possible that people sometimes falsely confess, even if they are innocent? During this lecture, expert Robert Horselenberg will zoom in on the invisible psychological processes that play a role in criminal law and false confessions.
Let's talk... about the Influence of (Social) Media on our Views on Masculinity and Femininity | Talk Show
Opera Zuid: L'Étoile | Opera Visit
THU 11 JUNE, 19:30
Vrijthof Theatre, Vrijthof 47
Tickets (€10, only for students)
Every year, King Ouf I looks forward to the birthday present he thought up himself: the execution of a random subject. This year, the choice falls on the brazen pedlar Lazuli. However, the court astrologer Siroco warns the king that Ouf's star is closely linked to Lazuli's. So if he dies, Ouf dies too. But of course, his majesty will not let that happen, and Lazuli's life is closely guarded. He is extremely pampered and even gets to marry the princess in the end!
