A Soldier at a Typewriter. Alfred Birney’s Novel about Java
Birney's throat-grabbing novel 'The Interpreter from Java' about the colonial past in the Dutch East Indies highlights the lasting consequences of a civil war in a penetrating way.
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Birney's throat-grabbing novel 'The Interpreter from Java' about the colonial past in the Dutch East Indies highlights the lasting consequences of a civil war in a penetrating way.
Thanks to a sixteenth-century botanist from the Southern Netherlands, the potato became known throughout Europe.
There is a constant tension in her videos between what moves and what stands still or has been stopped. Her exhibition 'Mall of Europe' can be seen in Mu.ZEE (Ostend) until 21 June.
The Dutch haven’t always been so mad about bikes. That close bond with cycling crept in quietly.
The young Dutch artist has built up a diverse oeuvre in which language is increasingly prominent both as a theme and as a medium.
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Four leading Dutch historians call for insights from the past to be used to defeat today's pandemic.
In this interview, the Surinamese writer talks about her texts, her language, and her homeland.
His illustrations reveal the quality of timeless design, particularly the graphic spectacle of his cartoon biographies of Rembrandt and Warhol.
Ons Erfdeel vzw launches a platform with the ambition to inform you about artistic, cultural and societal topics in the Low Countries.
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Camping Sunset proves that old and new, traditional theatre repertoire and rock-’n-roll, truly can go hand in hand.
The boundary between their own lives and acting is intentionally kept thin by the members of theater collective Wunderbaum.
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Loss of their mother tongue among children of Syrian refugees in Belgium leads to conflicting ideas about their identity.
The Dutch author absorbs influences from all major comic book traditions and aims her work at an eminently international audience.
The importance of the resistance during World War II doesn’t form part of the Belgian collective memory. That’s remarkable, as the resistance represents an impressive achievement.
The painting style of this young Dutch artist is as dynamic as her images are still.
Charlotte Van den Broeck tells a story of tragic architects who committed suicide in or because of the buildings they designed.
One of the Netherlands' most legendary bands has been playing outside the establishment for the past forty decades.