STUDIUM GENERALE

TUE 22 SEPTEMBER, 19:30 
Lumière Cinema, Bassin 88
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In Blame, director Christian Frei follows three scientists who have devoted their careers to researching viruses that jump from animals to people. While trying to learn lessons for the future from previous outbreaks like SARS, they are confronted with conspiracy theories, political pressure and a growing distrust of science.

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TUE 29 SEPTEMBER, 20:00 
Auditorium, Tongersestraat 53
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What if emotions aren’t just something we feel on our own, but something we do—together? In this lecture, Mesquita, author of Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions, explores the idea of emotions as relational experiences, rather than just internal ones. 

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Nederlandse Dansdagen celebrates the heritage, current events, and future of Dutch dance. From classical ballet to urban and from masters to new talent: the festival showcases the full breadth and quality of Dutch dance. Studium Generale offers students special discount tickets (€10,-) for the following programmes:

Film Programme Cine Dance – Breaking the Chains – Tickets (only for students)
FRI 2 OCTOBER, 20:30 – 22:00
Vrijthof Theatre, Vrijthof 47

Multiple Bill Dance Church – The Power of Vulnerability – Tickets (only for students)
SAT 3 OCTOBER, 18:00 – 19:30
St. Janskerk, Vrijthof 24

Multiple Bill Upstairs Theatre – Yes, I am – Tickets (only for students)
SAT 3 OCTOBER, 20:30 – 22:00
Vrijthof Theatre, Vrijthof 47

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TUE 6 OCTOBER, 19:30
Lecture Hall, Nassaustraat 36, Venlo
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Conspiracy thinking plays an increasing role in processes of polarisation and radicalisation. Van Prooijen highlights how conspiracy theories can lead to a black-and-white world in which one's own group is seen as morally superior, while other groups are demonised. Conspiracy theories can therefore contribute to violations of the rules, a rejection of democracy, illegal forms of protest, populism and sometimes even violence.

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WED 7 OCTOBER, 20:00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
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In this talk, we’ll consider whether arguments about the ethics of celebrity and role-model duties apply to influencers. We’ll see how complex this is: influencers invite attention and admiration by sharing their lives, but their public persona is carefully curated, suggesting a right to privacy.

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MON 12 OCTOBER, 20:00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
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Since Donald Trump assumed office for the second time in early 2025, U.S. foreign policy has seemed increasingly unpredictable. But if we look closely, patterns are visible. This lecture will explore the goals underlying Trump’s foreign policy, and how he has reshaped the policymaking process in order to pursue them.

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TUE 27 OCTOBER, 19:30
Vrijthof Theatre, Vrijthof 47
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Based on J.M. Coetzee’s Nobel Prize-winning novel, Waiting for the Barbarians is centered around the topical theme: ‘us’ and ‘them’.
A spectacular theatrical extravaganza in which singers, dancers and a massive orchestra perform this late masterpiece by the most important living classical composer, Philip Glass.

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TUE 27 OCTOBER, 19:30 
Lumière Cinema, Bassin 88

How Deep Is Your Love transports the viewer to the very depths of the ocean, where a team of marine biologists is searching for unknown life forms in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a vast untapped region in the Pacific Ocean that is under threat from deep-sea mining.
A visually astounding and topical film about biodiversity, climate, technology and the responsibility that comes with exploring the unknown.

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