The AI Gigafactory
An academic event at the University of Amsterdam examining AI gigafactories, governance, environmental impact, and the EU's digital sovereignty strategy.
The New Women of the Right: How the Far Right Has Waged the Gender War in France
The New Women of the Right: How the Far Right Has Waged the Gender War in France takes the Voltaire lecture at Spui25 in Amsterdam as a lens to examine how female leaders, media strategies, and gender politics reshape European politics.
‘Beyond Sanctuary’ with Ananya Roy and Veronika Zablotsky
Scholars Ananya Roy and Veronika Zablotsky discuss migration, abolitionist and decolonial imaginaries, and their book in a dialogue at Spui25 in Amsterdam.
Confronting Genocide Denial: What can we do?
A thought-provoking lecture at Spui25 addressing why genocide denial persists, how it manifests, and effective ways to challenge it in public memory and discourse. Experts will examine mechanisms by which atrocities are minimized and discuss strategies for counter-narratives in society and policy.
Public Problematisations of AI
A panel of researchers discusses how AI's role in society is publicly problematised and explores imagining alternative futures for living with AI.
Young Men, Masculinity, and Democracy: Challenges and Pathways Forward
A multidisciplinary roundtable at Spui25 in Amsterdam exploring how masculinity, gender equality, and democratic engagement shape young men's political attitudes across Europe. The session brings together researchers, practitioners, and an artistic intervention to examine pathways toward a more caring democracy.
The Languages of Opera: No Problem?
Scholarly discussion at the University of Amsterdam on how opera communicates across languages and whether music can be a universal language, and what that implies for accessibility.
On Failure: Error and Defeat in the Arts of the Dutch Republic
This scholarly lecture at Spui25 rethinks failure and defeat in the arts of the Dutch Republic, questioning the 'golden age' narrative and Amsterdam Museum's 2019 shift. It explores risk, bankruptcy, crises, and disaster as shaping forces in early modern art history.
Rusland. Een strijd tegen moderniteit
Renowned Russian historian Alexander Etkind discusses his book Russia. Een strijd tegen moderniteit, analyzing the regime and the drivers of war, in conversation with Peter van Dam, moderated by Simone Peek, at Spui25 in Amsterdam.
Synthetic Genders: How Generative AI Reimagines Gender in Visual Culture
Three talks at the University of Amsterdam explore how Generative AI reshapes gender in visual culture, examining gendered art-historical styles, AI analyses of gender in visual art and film.
Cloud Capitalism
Devika Narayan discusses the political economy of cloud computing and leads a debate on how tech platforms shape contemporary capitalism.
De limes als legende
A thought-provoking lecture reimagining the limes as the legendary North European frontier—how Danube and Rhine mapped power, fame, and freedom across the early modern landscape, told with vivid case studies.
Wonen, wonen, wonen
A lecture examining the Dutch housing crisis: why social housing has shrunk, how youth access to homes has changed, and the tensions between housing associations and tenants.
Autisme. Een biografie
In Spui25 Amsterdam, author and literary scholar Niels Springveld discusses Autism. Een biografie, tracing autism’s history and its evolving portrayal in culture, in a live conversation about diagnosis, identity and storytelling.
De onzekerheidsepidemie
A provocative lecture at Spui25 examining how AI, weather data, and geopolitical shifts seed uncertainty in everyday life. The talk probes how sensors, cameras, and dashboards shape our trust—and our choices—in a world where tech and politics intertwine.
Activisme en solidariteit in de queergemeenschap in de jaren zeventig en tachtig
A compelling lecture tracing 1970s–80s queer activism in the Netherlands, from COC to feminist collectives and unions, born amid exclusion and HIV/AIDS, and built on fierce solidarity—at Spui25 in Amsterdam.
Feestelijke aftrap van de Boekenweek 2026
Kick off Boekenweek 2026 with a festive live edition of the Literaire Letterenshow podcast, featuring guests including Dean Bowen and Babs Schutte, plus tributes to favorite books.
The Weight of the Wild
Screening of the short documentary The Weight of the Wild, followed by a conversation on translating lived ecological change into policy and institutional context.
Sudan in Context: Islamic Modernity & Sufism
Join a scholarly dialogue on Mahmud Muhammad Taha, the Sudanese thinker who linked Sufism to Islamic reform. Scholars explore his Second Message of Islam and its relevance to contemporary Sudan, with a panel and a keynote discussion at Spui25 in Amsterdam.
A Slippery Slope: ICE and the normalization of harm
A compelling lecture at Spui25 in Amsterdam examining how ICE raids and anti-immigrant narratives normalize harm. The talk traces historical roots, analyzes policy implications, and invites reflection on resistance and more humane approaches to migration.
Het ontstaan van taal
Evolutionary biologist Madeleine Beekman presents a radical theory that human language arose from shared childcare rather than hunting or tool-making.
Tussen markt en volk: gemeenschappen en zingeving in een neoliberale wereld
A thought-provoking lecture at Spui25 examines how populist revolts are reshaping a new world order in neoliberal times. It investigates where social unease comes from and what the 'new' order may mean for communities and meaning.
Solidariteit, een kleine filosofie
René ten Bos explores how solidarity evolves from a revolutionary idea to a familiar moral cliché, blending philosophy, literature, and imagination. At Spui25 in Amsterdam, the talk questions where true solidarity lies—beyond rules and policy—within our shared vulnerability.
Smooth Amsterdam
An insightful lecture at Spui25 exploring how modern city life is curated into a consumable aesthetic. Through René Boer's ideas, the talk examines how Amsterdam's neighborhoods, cafés and vintage stores shape identities in the age of digital culture.
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