Volume 38, nr. 3 3 minutes By Chiara Evans, English. Review of the book The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums & why we need to talk about it: ”The book has shifted the way I will interact with museum exhibitions moving forward.” Chiara Evans discusses Alice Procter’s provocative work […]
Category: Rubrics
The Aanzet has several rubrics. These are all written by members of the editorial staff. Reviews, opinion pieces, interviews and more: you can find them here!
Women’s roles in Game of Thrones
Volume 38, nr. 3 5 minutes By Tessa Russchen, English Observing the depiction of women in Game of Thrones through a historical lens: “Brienne of Tarth and Arya Stark demonstrate the potential of female agency in a male-dominated society.” Tessa Russchen is a third-year History student. She is currently on exchange in Dublin, following the […]
UU’s Research Labs
Volume 38, nr. 3 5 minutes By John Healey, English. What’s wrong with Research Labs in the History Bachelor’s at Utrecht University: “The Research Lab courses are shit, and something’s gotta change.” In this Inzet, John Healey takes an axe towards the UU’s Research Lab courses. He explains why these courses are not going to […]
The Color Purple deserves a gold medal
Review of The Color Purple: “Life is brutal for young black girls, and so is this book for its readers.”
The Strangeness of Stranger Things
Accuracy of Stranger Things: “Is the only fiction in the series the Upside Down, or are there more strange things going on here?”
A New Approach for a New History
Opinion piece on including the histories of indigenous peoples in historical debate: “It is crucial to consider to whom you give voice.”
Appraising Orlando Figes?
Review of book The Europeans by Orlando Figes: “The Europeans is clearly a testimony to Figes’ erudition.”
