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Three finalists Give a Voice to the North Sea
Friday 23 October 2020, the jury selected the three finalists of the design challenge Give a Voice to the North Sea at NEMO’s De Studio. The jury, chaired by Daan Roovers, lecturer in Philosophy and Philosopher Laureate of the Netherlands, consisted of the following members: Peter-Paul Verbeek (Professor of Philosophy of Technology, University of Twente), Antoon Vandevelde (Em Professor …
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Award ceremony Spinozalens 2020: Bruno Latour
On November 24 2020, the French sociologist and philosopher Bruno Latour (1949) was awarded the Spinozalens 2020 by Mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema. This event was organised by the International Spinozaprijs Foundation, the Embassy of the North Sea and Felix Meritis. Have a look at the live stream here. Central theme of the Spinozalens cycle 2019-2020 …
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Podcast Voices of the North Sea
Radio maker Jesper Buursink (a regular contributor among others to the nature programme Vroege Vogels) has joined editor Carlijn Haringsma and radio maker Eli Guerrero in creating the podcast series Voices of the North Sea. For the Embassy of the North Sea, they are travelling through the various countries around the sea. On their journey, Jesper …
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Three North Sea cases in 2020
In 2020, the Embassy will be carrying out in-situ interdisciplinary research into three North Sea cases: Future of the Delta, Underwater Noise in the North Sea and A Voice for the Eel. Which meetings between humans and non-humans play an important role in these urgent North Sea issues? And can we imagine other options for …
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Spinozalens 2019-2020 to Bruno Latour
On 21 November 2019, in the official residence of the Amsterdam mayor, the Spinozalens 2019-2020 was awarded to the French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour. It was an honour for the Embassy of the North Sea to be able to witness this announcement. Since 1999, the Internationale Spinozaprijs Foundation has awarded a biennial prize to …
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Swimming in the Anthropocene at Het HEM
The programme Swimming in the Anthropocene held on Saturday 16 November 2019 at Het HEM in Zaandam was yet another example of the interdisciplinary nature of interests in non-humans. The question of how we can reassess our humanity in relation to nature turns out to be a theme very much on the minds of many, …
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Listening to the sea, 3-day event in Scheveningen and Den Haag
On 11, 12 and 13 July 2019, the event ‘Listening to the sea’ was held at De Pier, Scheveningen beach, Stroom Den Haag, Het Nutshuis, Humanity House and the Mauritshuis. Over this three-day period, we took the opportunity to listen to, to imagine, to smell, to feel and to taste the political voice of the …
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