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Tourism in Amsterdam: “The city has been locked into its image”

Tourism in Amsterdam: “The city has been locked into its image”

5 July 2023 - 11:24

For 200 years, tourists have been visiting Amsterdam en masse. But the attractions keep changing, architectural historian Sophie van Ginneken discovered. In her dissertation, she uses travel guides to describe how the tourist image of Amsterdam is determined. “The development of photography wa...

Amsterdam and UvA highlight Jewish urban past: “Too much emphasis still placed on the war”

Amsterdam and UvA highlight Jewish urban past: “Too much emphasis still placed on the war”

8 June 2023 - 09:45

Through a traditional hut, a gaming app, and an alleyway tour, UvA researchers want to make former life in Jewish neighborhoods more visible. Professor of Jewish studies Bart Wallet comments: “If you walk around Vlooienburg or Uilenburg now, almost everything reminds you of World War II.&rdquo...

UvA buildings | The building under the clock

UvA buildings | The building under the clock

25 January 2023 - 12:30

After the Amsterdam Academic Club left the building on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal last summer, it stood empty. At least, that is what the occupiers of the building thought last week. But it turned out to be in use by the Facility Services department. This week’s UvA buildings series is a two-pa...

Opinion | Eviction undermines university authority

Opinion | Eviction undermines university authority

25 January 2023 - 09:56

Since the 2015 Maagdenhuis occupation, the UvA administration has had protesting students forcibly removed from university premises by the police on at least three occasions. This is quite often disconcerting, also because it undermines the authority of the university, argues professor of political ...

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