Full Professor of Philosophy of Humanity, Culture and Society
TSHD: Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences
TSHD: Department of Philosophy
I'm Full Professor of Philosophy of Humanity, Culture and Society at the Department of Philosophy since 2016, Chair of the Philosophy of Humanity, Culture, and Ethics (PHC&E) research group here and coordinator of the Master track Philosophy of Humanity and Culture (PHC). Educated as a philosopher of art, humanity, and culture, with a specialization in Nietzsche's musical aesthetics and philosophy of culture, I also conducted comparative research into Kant's and Nietzsche's cosmopolitanism and interdisciplinary, pps-driven research into women's football. At present, I work on Parrhesia, Critique, and Media in Post-Truth Times, in collaboration with Prof. O.M. Heynders (Dept. of Cultural Studies), Dr. M. Bot (Dept. of Law), and MA Lucie Chateau (DCU/ DFI) and, also with Prof. O.M. Heynders, on the project Toward an Auditive Democracy: the Philosophy and Art of Listening, Silence and Attention. I continue my work on Nietzsche, also in collaboration with Dr. Max van der Heijden.
AOS: Philosophy of Culture; Philosophy of Art/ Aesthetics; History of Modern Continental Philosophy; Philosophy of Sport; Feminist and Trans Critique/ Body-Phenomenology; Philosophy of Media; Nietzsche; Kant; Foucault; Zuboff; Butler. Topics: Europe, music, women's football, sports, post-truth, free speech, media, critique, cancel culture, listening, 'auditive democracy'. I am specifically interested in the relationship between aesthetics and politics, and in art, sports, play, and the public sphere as domains of resistance and emancipation, humanity, and freedom. Currently, I am theorizing silence as a form of resistance and exploring public listening to develop what I call an 'auditive democracy' from below. I seek to develop auditive democracy as a counterweight to deliberative democracy, specifically with the help of artistic or 'aesthetic education' of the public and 'citizen science' (i.e., the integration of people's lived experiences of listening, silence, and attention).
2023-2024
1) Philosophy of Media and Online Culture (MA Philosophy; 3 ECTS)
2) Enlightenment, Counterenlightenment (MA Philosophy; 6 ECTS)
3) Wijsgerige Antropologie (BA 1 Filosofie; Pre-Master filosofie; 6 ECTS)
4) Filosofie van de Communicatie (BA 2 CIW; 6 ECTS; met Dr. Christiaan Boonen)
2022-2023
1) Enlightenment, Counterenlightenment (MA Philosophy; 6 ECTS; with Dr. Max van der Heijden)
2) Filosofie van de Communicatie (BA 2 CIW; 6 ECTS; met Natasha van Rietdijk, MA)
With Prof. O.M. Heynders (DCU):
1.TSHD RT (2021) - 'Cancelling Cancel Culture: Toward a New Ethics of Listening'
2. TiU Impact PhD (2018-2023) - ‘Trolling Attacks and Hate Campaigns: Towards a Healthy Use of Social Media in the Public Sphere’, also with Dr. M. Bot (TLS) and PhD Student Lucie Chateau
3. TSHD RT (2017-2018) - ‘Free Speech Reconsidered: Parrèsiastès and the Changing Dutch Public Sphere, an interdisciplinary study’
Met Prof. M. Oosterbaan (UU), Mulier Instituut, Johan Cruyff Foundation, Tripledouble Sportmarketing, Atria, Women Win, Sportbank:
4. NWO VIMP (2017-2018) – ‘Naar een optimale begeleiding van voetbalmeiden en een sportcultuur van onvoorwaardelijke stimulans’
5. NWO Alfa Meerwaarde (2014-2015) – ‘Meiden, voetbal! Een pps-gestuurd onderzoek naar de impact en impactmeting
6. NWO Sport (2013-2019) - 'Van voetbalvrouwen tot vrouwenvoetbal: een interdisciplinair onderzoek naar de maatschappelijke impact van meiden- en vrouwenvoetbal in Nederland'
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