Curriculum RMa students
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 RMa Students‘ (research master students).
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, 10:00-13:00 | Venue: Utrecht University | 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: Moving Europe: Making a podcast series about narratives of Europe
6 October, 2025 - 18 December, 2025
Dates: October – December 2025 (Wednesdays), exact 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:
Wednesday 1/10, 13:00-16:00 @UvA (PC Hoofthuis 2.10, Spuistraat 134);
Wednesday 15/10, 13:00-16:00 @UL (podcast workshop, Podcast Studio in Humanities Hub, Huizinga 0.12); Wednesday 29/10, 13:00-16:00 @UvA (PC Hoofthuis 2.14, Spuistraat 134);
Wednesday 12/11, 13:00-16:00 @UvA (room PC Hoofthuis 6.15, Spuistraat 134);
Wednesday 26/11, 10:00-17:00 @UL (podcast recording, Podcast Studio in Humanities Hub, Huizinga 0.12); Wednesday 17/12, 13:00-16:00 @UvA (room PC Hoofthuis 2.10, Spuistraat 134)
OSL Research Day 2025 ‘Feelings and Flesh: Affect, Health, and the Textual Body’
27 October, 2025
When/Where: Utrecht University (Belle van Zuylenzaal, Academiegebouw), 27 October 2025, 13:00-18:00. | Organizers: Dr Femi Eromosele, Dr Adele Bardazzi, and Prof. Birgit Kaiser (Utrecht University) | Keynote: Prof. Stuart Murray (University of Leeds) | Credits: It will be possible to obtain 1EC either by giving a presentation during the Research Day, or by submitting a short assignment (more details will be provided closer to the date). NB: The CfP is open to both colleagues and ReMA or PhD candidates at any stage in their studies. Credits can only be awarded to humanities ReMA and PhD students from Dutch universities | 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 Fall 2025.