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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 6d

We are grateful for your engagement and your commitment to these conversations.

Coming up next:
💭 Monday 20 October: The Case for a Philosophical Life w/ Agnes Callard
More info: dedependance.eu/events/the-case-for-a-philosophical-life/

📸: Aad Hoogendoorn

De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 6d

🫶🏽 Thank you for joining us Sept. 30th for our sold-out evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones on Democracy, Resistance & the Politics of Memory.

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 11d

Join us next at:

🗽 Tuesday 30 September: Nikole Hannah-Jones on Democracy, Resistance & the Politics of Memory
💭 Monday 20 October: The Case for a Philosophical Life with Agnes Callard

👉 dedependance.eu

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 11d

Blending philosophy with personal narrative, she asked: What do we really know about those closest to us? The evening was a powerful reminder of how literature can bridge the particular and the universal, and how survival in an age of extremes demands both courage and imagination.

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 11d

📣 Last night at a sold-out OASE, @leaypi.bsky.social explored memory, survival, and solidarity in an age of crisis - from Ottoman aristocracy to modern Albania. We would like to thank you all for your presence, insightful questions and your commitment to thinking beyond the status quo.

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 14d

Heads up: tickets for our upcoming talk with @leaypi.bsky.social are moving fast. Join us this Friday for a timely conversation about the personal and political challenges that we currently face.

👉 Final tickets: dedependance.eu/events/lea-ypi

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 25d

Join us Tuesday 30 September at De Dépendance for Hannah-Jones’ talk on democracy, resistance & the politics of memory.

📍 Kantine Walhalla
⏰ 20:00 (drinks 19:30)
🎟️ €15 / €7 reduced
👉 dedependance.eu/events/nikol...

De Dependance - Nikole Hannah-Jones

Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025Time: 20:00 (drinks from 19:30)Location: Kantine Walhalla, Veerlaan 11, RotterdamAdmission: €15,- (regular), €7,- (reduced: students, <26, job seeking)Language: En…

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 25d

Nikole Hannah-Jones’ The 1619 Project reframes the dominant narrative U.S. history by placing slavery and Black Americans’ contributions at its center. A landmark work that continues to spark urgent debates on democracy, memory, and justice.

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 27d

📍 OASE, Schiehaven 15a, Rotterdam
🗓️ Fri 26 Sept 2025
⏰ 20:00 (drinks from 19:30)
🎟️ €12,50 / €7 reduced
👉 Tickets: dedependance.eu/events/lea-y...

De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 27d

📖 Fri 26 Sept: Political philosopher @leaypi.bsky.social joins De Dépendance to present the Dutch translation of her new book Indignity. This powerful publication blends philosophy & autobiography to explore survival, solidarity & the fragility of truth in an age of crisis.

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Sep 3

📍 Arminius, Museumpark 3 | 20:00 (drinks 19:30)
🎟️ €12,50 / €7 reduce
👉 Tickets: dedependance.eu/events/the-c...

De Dependance - The Case for a Philosophical Life

Date: Monday 20 October 2025Time: 20:00 (drinks from 19:30)Location: Arminius, Museumpark 3, RotterdamAdmission: €12,50 (regular), €7,- (reduced: students, <26, job seeking)Language: English T…

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Sep 3

📚 Mon 20 Oct: Renowned philosopher Agnes Callard joins De Dépendance (Rotterdam) for The Case for a Philosophical Life to celebrate the Dutch translation of her book Open Socrates. This evening, @agnescallard.bsky.social explores philosophy as a shared practice of asking life’s hardest questions.

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Aug 29

🗣️ Lea Ypi on Indignity and The Fragility of Truth
📍OASE (Rotterdam)
🗓️ Friday 26 September 2025
⏰ Talk at 20.00h
🍸 Drinks from 19:30h
📲 More info & tickets: dedependance.eu/events/lea-ypi

De Dependance - Lea Ypi

Date: Friday 26 September 2025Time: 20:00 (drinks from 19:30)Location: OASE, Schiehaven 15a, RotterdamAdmission: €12,50 (regular), €7,- (reduced: students, <26, job seeking)Language: English sha…

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Aug 29

On September 26, we welcome acclaimed political theorist and writer @leaypi.bsky.social on the occasion of the Dutch translation of her latest book, ’Indignity’. This evening explores what it means to survive in an age of extremes and reveals the fragility of truth - both personal and political.

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Aug 25

Details:
🗓️: Tuesday 30 September 2025
⏰: 20:00 (drinks from 19:30)
📍: Kantine Walhalla, Veerlaan 11, Rotterdam
🎟️: € 15,- (discounts are available)
🗣️: English

Info & tickets: dedependance.eu/events/nikole-hannah-jones/

De Dependance - Nikole Hannah-Jones

Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025Time: 20:00 (drinks from 19:30)Location: Kantine Walhalla, Veerlaan 11, RotterdamAdmission: €15,- (regular), €7,- (reduced: students, <26, job seeking)Language: En…

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Aug 25

In a moment when the foundations of American democracy are being shaken – and its past reshaped to serve partisan ends – Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, joins us for a conversation on the erosion of democracy and the tools for resistance.

@nhannahjones.bsky.social

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Jul 21

Ypi will explore what it means to survive in an age of extremes and reveals the fragility of truth—both personal and political, present and past, fact and fiction.

More info and tickets: dedependance.eu/events/lea-y...

De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Jul 21

On Friday, September 26, political theorist and writer Lea Ypi will speak at OASE on the occasion of the Dutch translation of her latest book, Indignity.

ℹ️ More info and tickets: dedependance.eu/events/lea-y...

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Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 15

The powerhouse that is Meredith Whittaker and her astute insights into privacy and AI. Highly recommended. @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social @dedependance.eu
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Signal News & Tips @aboutsignal.com · Jul 14

🎧New podcast: Signal president @meredithmeredith.bsky.social Whittaker in a conversation with Evelyn Austin of @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social about Signal, privacy and AI. Hosted by Nuria Ribas Costa and @dedependance.eu

👉 aboutsignal.com/videos-podca...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #privacy

Meredith Whittaker on Signal, surveillance and the future of AI - AboutSignal.com

Signal president Meredith Whittaker in a conversation with Evelyn Austin of Bits of Freedom about Signal, privacy and AI. Hosted by Nuria Ribas Costa and De Dependance.

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Jul 10

Here it is!

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Jul 10

🎙️ NEW PODCASTS ALERT!

Just released:
• Meredith Whittaker on privacy, surveillance & AI.
• Rosie Collington on The Big Con of consulting firms.
• Angela Saini on the patriarchy and its construction.

Listen on your favorite platform:
dedependance.eu/podcasts

(@meredithmeredith.bsky.social)

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Jul 9

Damn… we hebben het nog niet eens op onze website kunnen plaatsen 😂. Morgen komt de officiële lancering maar geniet ervan!

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Jul 3

We will publish the talk as a podcast as soon as we can. Stay tuned!

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Jul 3

We will publish the talk as a podcast as soon as we can. Stay tuned!

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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · Jul 2

Yes, moet of our events will be available as a podcast as well. Keep an eye out on our socials for that.

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