Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en en Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:58:04 +0200 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0200 FSC-certification of tropical forests proves beneficial for gorillas and elephants https://www.uu.nl/en/news/fsc-certification-of-tropical-forests-proves-beneficial-for-gorillas-and-elephants A study by biologist Joeri Zwerts and colleagues reveals the effectiveness of wildlife conservation measures in FSC-certified forests. 139533 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Postcolonial Theory and Crisis https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/postcolonial-theory-and-crisis Postcolonial Theory and Crisis, edited by Sandra Ponzanesi and others, aims to find out how to best make sense of postcolonial theory in Europe in the present. 139002 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Nine ways to reflect on how art can contribute to sustainability transformations https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nine-ways-to-reflect-on-how-art-can-contribute-to-sustainability-transformations An international team of researchers have created 9 dimensions for evaluating how art and creative practice can contribute to sustainability transformations. 139010 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:47:00 +0100 Nieuws A partnership with impact: Anton de Kom University of Suriname https://www.uu.nl/en/background/a-partnership-with-impact-anton-de-kom-university-of-suriname Utrecht University aspires to be an international university, in part through cooperation with partner universities. One example is the strategic partnership with the Anton de Kom University of Suriname (AdeKUS). 138588 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Recommendations on the Use of Synthetic Data to Train AI Models https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/recommendations-on-the-use-of-synthetic-data-to-train-ai-models Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures Payal Arora co-wrote a United Nations University report with guidelines for training AI models through artificially generated data. 138388 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:04:00 +0100 Nieuws Methods and Genealogies of New Materialisms https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/methods-and-genealogies-of-new-materialisms Methods and Genealogies of New Materialisms, co-edited by Iris van der Tuin, discusses over a decade of work in new materialist theorising and knowledge-making practice. 138120 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:58:00 +0100 Nieuws Doing Digital Migration Studies: Theories and Practices of the Everyday https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/doing-digital-migration-studies-theories-and-practices-of-the-everyday Doing Digital Migration Studie, edited by Koen Leurs and Sandra Ponzanesi, offers a comprehensive entry into a variety of debates, interventions, and discussions. 137991 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:37:00 +0100 Nieuws Ecogames: Playful Perspectives on the Climate Crisis https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/ecogames-playful-perspectives-on-the-climate-crisis In Ecogames: Playful Perspectives on the Climate Crisis, a diverse group of authors explores different aspects of ecocritical engagement in and through games. 137091 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:22:00 +0100 Nieuws The Making of Technique in the Arts https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/the-making-of-technique-in-the-arts The Making of Techniques in the Arts explores the linguistic, philosophical, and pedagogic history of technique in the arts. 136795 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:36:00 +0100 Nieuws New USG books https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-usg-books Now available and edited by USG scholars: 'Business Storytelling' and Postcolonialism' and '(In)visible European Government'. 136702 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:46:00 +0100 Nieuws The Edinburgh Companion to the New European Humanities https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/the-edinburgh-companion-to-the-new-european-humanities Edited by Rosi Braidotti and Daan Oostveen, among others, this volume examines the rise of the ‘New’ Humanities. 136416 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:15:00 +0100 Nieuws Identity, Community, and Sexuality in Slash Fan Fiction https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/identity-community-and-sexuality-in-slash-fan-fiction Anne Kustritz explores slash fan fiction communities during the late 1990s and early 2000s as the practice transitioned from print to digital circulation. 136347 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:22:00 +0100 Nieuws Conceptualizing, Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Writing Interventions https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/conceptualizing-designing-implementing-and-evaluating-writing-interventions Conceptualizing, Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Writing Interventions offers a new perspective on the challenge of writing interventions for research purposes. 136316 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Book presentation Woodcuts as Reading Guides https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/book-presentation-woodcuts-as-reading-guides In Woodcuts as Reading Guides: How Images Shaped Knowledge Transmission in Medical-Astrological Books in Dutch (1500-1550), Andrea van Leerdam shows the importance of woodcuts. 136118 Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Introducing the Medieval Fox https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/introducing-the-medieval-fox Emeritus Professor of Dutch Literature to 1500 Paul Wackers was invited to write a short holistic book about the fox in medieval culture for a general public. 136139 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:50:00 +0100 Nieuws The Palgrave Handbook of Music in Comedy Cinema https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/the-palgrave-handbook-of-music-in-comedy-cinema In The Palgrave Handbook of Music in Comedy Cinema, Emile Wennekes and Emilio Audissino tackle the understudied relationship between music en comedy cinema. 136122 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:58:00 +0100 Nieuws Climate Displacement https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/climate-displacement Jamie Draper draws together debates in different fields to provide a unified view on the topic of climate displacement. 135916 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:27:00 +0100 Nieuws Exploring Language and Society with Big Data https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/exploring-language-and-society-with-big-data In Exploring Language and Society with Big Data: Parliamentary Discourse Across Time and Space, Haidee Kotze, among others, brings together leading researchers. 135792 Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:52:00 +0100 Nieuws Dissertating Geography: An Inquiry into the Making of Student Geographical Knowledge, 1950-2020 https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/dissertating-geography-an-inquiry-into-the-making-of-student-geographical-knowledge-1950-2020 In Dissertating Geography, Assistant Professor of Cultural History Mette Bruinsma examines the history of geography from a bottom-up perspective. 135368 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 14:52:00 +0100 Nieuws Una storia ambientale delle Paludi pontine https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/una-storia-ambientale-delle-paludi-pontine Read this book by Roberta Biasillo, 'An Environmental History of the Pontine Marshes: Terracina from the Unification to the Integral Reclamation (1871-1928)' in English, in open access. 135069 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws