Curriculum PhD candidates
Information regarding the courses and events of the educational program 2018-19 will be updated regularly. Please check back here in a couple of weeks. Find some general information under ‘Training program for PhD candidates‘ (for PhD’s)
OSL Seminar ‘Exploring economic history through literature: an interdisciplinary introduction’
3 October, 2025 - 12 December, 2025
Dates & Time: 3 October, 17 October, 31 October, 14 November, 28 November, 12 December, 10:15-13:00 | Venue: Utrecht University, Kromme Nieuwegracht 80 – Room 0.07 | Organizers: Dr John Tang and Dr Flore Janssen (Utrecht University). | Credits: 5 EC. More details on the assignments will be provided soon. NB: Credits can only be awarded to humanities ReMA and PhD students from Dutch universities | Open to: PhDs and ReMA students; OSL members have first access | More information
Registration will open on 4 September 2025.
OSL Seminar: Queer Textual Politics
3 November, 2025 - 12 January, 2026
Dates & Time: 3 November, 10 November, 17 November, 1 December, 8 December, 5 January and 12 January, 14:00-17:00 | Venue: University of Amsterdam | Organizer: Dr Jesse van Amelsvoort (University of Amsterdam)
Credits: 5-6 ECs. More details on the assignments will be provided soon. NB: Credits can only be awarded to humanities ReMA and PhD students from Dutch universities| Open to: PhDs and ReMA students; OSL members have first access | More information
Registration will open on 4 September 2025.
Spinoza lecture with María Dueñas
6 November, 2025
Date: 6 November 2025, exact time t.b.a. | Venue: University of Groningen, Academy Building – Aula | Organizer: Prof. Pablo Valdivia (University of Groningen) | ECTS: 1 EC | More information
Registration will open on 4 September 2025
OSL Masterclass: The Cultural Study of New Orleans
7 November, 2025
Date: 7 November 2025 | Venue: University of Groningen, exact location t.b.c. | Main organizers: Prof. Bryan Wagner (UC Berkeley) and Danielle van den Brink (University of Groningen) | ECTS: 1 EC (assignment instructions will follow closer to the date of the event). NB: Credits can only be awarded to humanities ReMA and PhD students from Dutch universities | Open to: PhDs and ReMA students; OSL members have first access | More information
Registration will open on 4 September 2025.
OSL & NOG Public lecture by Achille Mbembe
25 November, 2025
Date: 25 November 2025 | Venue: Utrecht University | Organizer: Prof. Sandra Ponzanesi (Utrecht University), in collaboration with NOG, Network for Environmental Humanities, Pathway to Sustainability and Institutions for Open Society (UU) | Credits: 1 EC More details on the assignments will be provided soon. NB: Credits can only be awarded to humanities ReMA and PhD students from Dutch universities. | Open to: PhDs and ReMA students; OSL & NOG members have first access | More information
Registration will open on 4 September 2025
Ravenstein Winter School: Literature and human rights
21 January, 2026 - 23 January, 2026
Dates: 21-23 January 2026 | Venue: The Hague (Leiden University Campus) | Organizers: Prof. Frans-Willem Korsten (Leiden University), Dr Ted Laros (Open University) and Dr Marileen La Haije (Radboud University) | Credits: 6 ECs. More details on the assignments will be provided soon. NB: Credits can only be awarded to humanities ReMA and PhD students from Dutch universities | Open to: PhDs and ReMA students; OSL members have first access | More information
Registration will open 17 November 2025.
Register before 5 January 2026.
OSL Seminar: Moving Europe: Making a podcast series about narratives of Europe
3 February, 2026 - 21 April, 2026
Dates: February – April 2026 (new dates see below)| Venue: University of Amsterdam / Leiden University | Organizers: Prof. Dr. Margriet van der Waal (University of Groningen) and Dr. Astrid Van Weyenberg (Leiden University) | Credits: 5 EC. More details on the assignments will be provided soon. NB: Credits can only be awarded to humanities ReMA and PhD students from Dutch universities. | Open to: PhDs and ReMA students; OSL members have first access | More information
Registration will open on 4 September 2025
Dates:
- Tuesday 3/2 from 13:00-16:00 @University of Amsterdam
- Tuesday 17/2 from 13:00-16:00 @Leiden University (podcast workshop) Huizinga 0.09
- Tuesday 3/3 from 13:00-16:00 @University of Amsterdam
- Tuesday 17/3 from 13:00-16:00 @University of Amsterdam
- Tuesday 31/3 from 10:00-17:00 @Leiden University (podcast recordings) Huizinga 0.09
- Tuesday 21/4 from 13:00-16:00 @University of Amsterdam
OSL Seminar: Nature Bites Back: Nonhuman Resistance in the Cultural Imagination
3 February, 2026 - 31 March, 2026
Registration will open on 17 November 2025.
OSL Symposium: Beyond the Threshold: Liminal Spaces and the Gothic Imagination
5 February, 2026 - 6 February, 2026
OSL Seminar: Contemporary Debates in Life Writing
1 April, 2026 - 30 June, 2026
Dates: April – June 2026 (Fridays) t.b.c. | Venue: University of Amsterdam | Organizers: Dr Marleen Rensen and Dr Anna Seidl (UvA) | Credits: 5 ECs (assignment instructions will follow closer to the date of the event). NB: Credits can only be awarded to humanities ReMA and PhD students from Dutch universities. | Open to: PhDs and ReMA students; OSL members have first access | More information
Registration will open 17 November 2025.
OSL Skills course: Computational Literary Studies
1 April, 2026 - 30 June, 2026
OSL Symposium: Literature, Care, and the Ethics of Living in Southwest Asia and North Africa
10 April, 2026