This course focuses on the works of Caribbean and African diasporic thinkers: scholars, writers and artists who have engaged critically with European intellectual traditions, formulating distinctive positions that constitute an alternative genealogy for questions of citizenship and belonging in Europe. By honing in on their works, you gain a deeper understanding of the global interactions at key historical moments that shaped contemporary Europe.

Course leader
Prof. Susan Legne and Prof. Anthony Bogues

Target group
Primarily students of Humanities and Social Sciences, although interested participants from other backgrounds are also welcome.

Course aim
You understand the changing European polity and its links to European colonial, postcolonial and migration histories, including the histories of slavery. You understand Amsterdam's role as a major European urban centre, both historically and in the present, including issues of citizenship and belonging here. You are familiar with radical African/Caribbean diasporic thought as part of broader anticolonial and postcolonial critique, and how this thought has been important to refiguring notions of citizenship and belonging in Europe. You are familiar with the ideas of Dutch Caribbean intellectuals in relation to broader Black and Caribbean radical intellectual thought. You are familiar with the works of Dutch artists and other creative thinkers whose work addresses contemporary Europe. You are familiar with theoretical concepts about reframing the archive, both within the city of Amsterdam and more generally.

Credits info
3 ECTS Contact hours: 45

Fee info
EUR 1100: Includes orientation and course material. Does not include housing.

Scholarships
The Amsterdam Summer School offers twenty scholarships of 500 for highly motivated students. The deadline to apply for a scholarship is 1 April. Application for the scholarship is part of the general online application procedure.

VU University Amsterdam
Address: Study Abroad in Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105 Amsterdam
Postal code: 1081 HV
City: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.studyabroadinamsterdam.nl/en/summerschool/index.asp
E-mail: amsterdamsummerschool@vu.nl
Phone: +31 20 5986506