Sacred Harp komt voort uit de Amerikaanse protestants-christelijke koormuziek en beleeft sinds enige decennia een revival buiten de kerk om. Levin Stein onderzocht bij zanggroepen in Amsterdam en Bremen wat mensen beweegt om zich over te geven aan deze muziek. Zijn conclusie is dat ze in de muziek een …

This Thesis gathers data concerning the International students’ current experience with how diverse and inclusive the International FEM program at Saxion is. This data will be used to evaluate what future measures will be needed to bring Saxion closer to reaching the goals that the diversity and inclusion …

Humanity has created a world where many people can live in relative wealth at the same time (7.2% of all people who have ever lived are alive right now!) It 's fantastic that mass communication has made global inequality painfully visible, resulting in increasingly one humanity. But at the same time, …

The audiovisual sector in the Netherlands has been under pressure for some years now. This has consequences not only for the economic health of businesses in the sector, but also for the social significance and cultural impact of Dutch audiovisual productions.

This article starts from the observation that popular culture resides in a contradictory space. On the one hand it seems to be thriving, in that the range of media objects that were previously studied under the rubric of popular culture has certainly expanded. Yet, cultural studies scholars rarely study …

Fear needs dealing with. Fear demands to be abated, countered or turned into something else, contributing and curtailing how we ‘do’ being human beings. This special issue of the European Journal of Cultural Studies addresses fear within media and popular culture, adopting a cultural studies approach …

Although the benefits of current anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention programmes have been demonstrated in efficacy studies, they, unfortunately, have had limited public health impact to date. For example, the incidence of ACL injuries continues to rise in adolescent athletes. Raising awareness …

The development of legal frameworks for social enterprises in the Netherlands is described and analysed in this paper, focusing on 2015-2021. The Netherlands are the largest EU member state in population size without a specific legal form or status for social enterprises. A form of legal recognition …

Behind the thick doors of the club forms a fantasy world. A democratic society for a night, obeying it’s own rules and challenging all that’s considered normal during the day. It’s inhabitants, although undeniably displaying escapist tendencies, explore and challenge themselves in the sanctuary of freedom. …

This research report shows a market research and situation analysis of the ethnic market including several recommendations towards Coroos. This was conducted due to a shift in the population compositions within West-European countries (by the emergence of new ethnic groups) which would possibly effect …