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… Biography and autobiography are more popular than ever. Biopics and biographical television serials draw masses of viewers while even scholarly biographical tomes such as Maaike Meijer’s biography of the poet M. Vasalis (2011) become unexpected bestsellers. But writing and re-writing our lives’ stories, by ourselves and by others, is a process that also takes place in many other forms than the traditional biography or biopic. And even within these forms many unorthodox approaches are gaining … 15:00 Maaike Meijer, In the Eye of the Storm: F. Harmsen van Beek and Jagtlust 15:30 Coffee Part 2: …As In Life 15:50 Lies Wesseling, Realigning Family and Nation: Life Writing by Transnational Adoptees 16:20 Codruţa Pohrib, Nostalgia and Online Identity in Post-Communist Romania 16:50 Leni van Goidsenhoven, Donna Williams: Looking for ‘the Place in the Middle’ at Jessica Kingsley Publishers 17:20 Aagje Swinnen, Participatory Art Programs For People With Dementia 17:50 Closing Remarks (Christophe Van Eecke and Lies Wesseling) Drinks PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS Christophe Van Eecke Performing Genius: Ken Russell’s Gothic (1986) Ken Russell’s film Gothic (1986) dramatises the night in 1816 when Mary Shelley claimed to have invented the story for her novel Frankenstein. Russell’s film is an adaptation of Shelley’s description of this event in the Introduction to the second edition of the novel. However, rather than simply offering a …

… European Administrative Law Dialogues Our Parochial Administrative Law: the value of comparative law for the development of U.S. administrative law. Date: 27 November 2023 Time: 15.00-16.30 (Brussels time) Location: Online Join us for a discussion with Oren Tamir on his upcoming publication “Our Parochial Administrative Law”. This online event will zoom in on U.S. administrative law and the value of meaningful and productive comparative research. Going back to the birth of modern administrative law … as an exercise in comparative law. Fast forward to today, and this intense comparative engagement has almost vanished from the administrative law scene. It lives only on the margins of the scholarly debate without any real purchase or impact. But even when administrative comparison does rarely appear in prominent places, its employment seems highly problematic, giving the entire enterprise a bad rap. For instance, in his dissent from a denial of cert in Buffington v. McDonough from this past term …

… January) through various channels and it is also clearly indicated that they may participate in two selection procedures. In response to an item in the FHML 2023 budget about the expected 11% growth in student numbers, the director of FHML stresses, when asked, that the 11% was based on a prognosis. Following agenda item 8, the Council wants to know the underlying reason for the name change and asks how the Department of Toxicogenomics relates to the Department of Clinical Genetics Maastricht … development and new construction Randwyck The director of FHML informs the Council about the construction of new practice labs in UNS50. The work will start from 1 February 2024, which means that the practice labs will be operational 2 well before the new academic year, on September 1st, 2024. Furthermore, the renovation of the University Library in Randwyck will be completed by May 1st, 2024. After this, 150 study places will be structurally maintained in the building at Endepolsdomein. As … possible solutions and will continue the conversation with those involved at the end of January 2024. The Dean remarks again that the FHML Board is willing to enter into dialogue with groups at any time. With that in mind it is not always the best idea to send these kinds of letters to all kinds of bodies. One of the letters also contains wording that does not fit our academic culture and, moreover, can be interpreted in different ways. At the same time, the FHML Board also realizes that …