Author: Splijtstof
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Racial Segregation in Brazil
Content Warning: This paper refers to sexual violence as a result of racism “To be an oppressor is dehumanizing and anti-human in nature, as it is to be a victim” (hooks, 2015). In this quote, the author bell hooks shows how the subjugation of an individual or a group is a way of excluding them…
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Friedrich Nietzsche en de luxe van Epicurus
Inleiding Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was naast filosoof ook getalenteerd filoloog. [1. Een taalkundige die zich specialiseert in oude en dode talen.] In 1869 werd hij als 24-jarige benoemd tot hoogleraar klassieke filologie aan de universiteit van Bazel. Antieke denkers hebben dan ook een grote invloed gehad op het denken van Nietzsche. Er is in de…
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The Metaphysics of Techno
Imagine you are standing in a dark night club, surrounded by hundreds of people dancing ferociously to an amalgamation of synthesizers and drum machines beating together in rhythmic unity. The atmosphere is ecstatic and vibrant in the sort of way that makes you temporarily forget about your life outside the walls of the club. You…
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Editorial
This edition is, I think, the most special edition I have worked on in my time as editor-in-chief, as it is both our annual theme edition as well as the issue that completes our 50th anniversary. On the 15th of September 2022, Splijtstof turned 50 years old. To celebrate this monumental achievement, the editorial team…
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De prestatiemaatschappij – dat ben jij?
In het kader van 50 jaar Splijtstof reflecteren we in deze editie op hoe het studentenbestaan in de afgelopen decennia is veranderd. Hoe wordt er tegenwoordig tegen studenten aangekeken? Wat karakteriseert het studentenleven van vandaag? Er is een onderwerp dat de hedendaagse studententijd als geen ander bepaalt: studentenwelzijn. Dat staat namelijk onder druk. Tijdens de…
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Philosopher Abroad – Edges of Europe
In the module ‘Edges of Europe’ students learn about the intersections of citizenship, religion and identity. During our semester together, we explored many relevant problems, including the problem of nationalism and its exclusionary and violent tendencies. This article comprises a fierce debate navigating the problems of nationalism, refugees, inclusion and exclusion which have played a…
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Some Afterthoughts
“Without this restlessness, there is no progress” Aleksandra Kollontai, 1928 Friday, 3 June 2022, was the date of a remarkable event. On the occasion of her retirement, Veronica Vasterling had set up a meeting during which, in a first-round, younger staff members of our faculty gave a total of six presentations. They addressed, among others,…
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Off the Record – Veronica Vasterling
Voor deze jubileumeditie van Splijtstof interviewden we Veronica Vasterling. Zij is een lange tijd verbonden geweest aan de FFTR en hield zich in die tijd bezig met politieke filosofie, genderstudies en wijsgerige antropologie. Afgelopen jaar ging Veronica met pensioen — een uitgelezen kans om nog eens terug te blikken op meer dan 30 jaar FFTR.
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Becoming-Cyborg
Feminist and Postmodernist Metamorphoses Reconsidered The cyborg is a bad girl […] Maybe she is not so much bad as she is a shape-changer, whose dislocations are never free. She is a girl who’s trying not to become Woman, but remain responsible to women of many colors and positions.[1. Donna Haraway, Constance Penley, and Andrew…
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The Becoming of Art: A Cocreative Process
Introduction One of the most unexpected but gravest pains I have perhaps experienced in this lifetime thus far is when a piece of music got, according to me, violently interrupted by applause. The musical performance consisted of a group of people playing large drums. The deep drumming sounds drilled through my bones, and when the…