Author: Splijtstof
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Off the Record – Heleen Murre-van den Berg (part II)
First of all, congratulations on your appointment as the Dean of our faculty. [1. This interview was translated by Janneke Toonders en Mireille Kouevi. The interview took place in September of last year (2021); the text has been somewhat updated to reflect the context of early March 2022.] You have challenging times ahead of you.…
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“The Social Safety Care Club”
On the 7th of October 2021, four of my fellow students (Annabel, Hanna, Luka and Anneloes) and I, decided to found what would soon be called the Social Safety Care Club, or in short: SSCC. It all started in what may be familiar to any (ex-)Radboud student reading this, our beloved Culture Café. Cozily seated…
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Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublëv: A Dostoevskian Hero
Introduction Few literary writers have left their mark on the realm of thought and art as fiercely as Fyodor Dostoevsky, whose novels and stories have brought forth – with an incredible pathos and novelty – questions that are seared into the condition humaine. Dostoevsky’s feat to give flesh and blood to various philosophical, psychological and…
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Editorial
Dear Reader, To be honest with you, I have struggled with writing this editorial for two reasons. Firstly, it is my very first editorial that I have been writing since I have become the new editor-in-chief at Splijtstof. Secondly, this edition includes a few articles that I hold very dear to my heart – social…
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In den vreemde – Een Nietzscheaanse stedentrip door Duitsland
Friedrich Nietzsche bezocht gedurende zijn leven vele plaatsen in Europa, op zoek naar een geschikter klimaat voor zijn lichamelijke klachten. In veel van die plaatsen zijn er nog sporen van Nietzsche te vinden. Daarom dacht ik erover na om die steden te bezoeken in de vorm van een stedentrip. Ik bestudeerde alle steden die Nietzsche…
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What happens when someone’s unhappiness threatens another’s joy?
Although I will only talk about unhappiness and happiness, my intention is not to imbue you with my unhappy ideas! Everybody assumes that happiness is one of the most desirable feelings. Happiness! Of course, we all want to be happy! In other words, everybody avoids the state of unhappiness. What if we discuss the status…
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Is it Justified to Evaluate Female Genital Mutilation Categorically Different from Male Circumcision?
An Examination of Inconsistency Based on Cultural Bias and Making Distinctions Between Religious and Cultural Practices Introduction Within the Western discourse, there is a categorical rejection of female genital mutilation (FGM). It is considered a violation of an individual’s rights and a form of unnecessary violence. At the same time, the topic of male circumcision…
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Redactioneel
Beste lezer, Tijdens de zomer werd duidelijk dat het toch echt ging gebeuren: langzamerhand proberen we terug te gaan naar het “oude normaal”, of in ieder geval het semi-oude normaal. Afgezien van een doolhof aan aangegeven looprichtingen en een maximumaantal personen per ruimte, ging de universiteit van het slot af. Afgelopen zomer was ik regelmatig…
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Introduction 49-3
“Silence is the most spoken dialect in Sardinia” says the Italian novelist Michela Murgia in the episode about the Brontë sisters of the podcast Morgana (available only in Italian, sadly), which narrates the biographies of many extraordinary women (from the past and the present). Michela Murgia’s words hit me while I’m having my daily run…
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Het conflictueuze karakter van de liefde
Wie het woord objectificatie hoort, denkt misschien al snel aan discriminatie, xenofobie of seksisme. Zoals de Amerikaanse relatietherapeut Esther Perel ons echter laat zien, zijn we ook in de liefde soms geneigd ‘de ander’ te reduceren tot een bepaald beeld dat we van haar hebben. Vanuit onze behoefte aan veiligheid en geborgenheid, zo schrijft ze,…