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    • Welcome to the Newsletter for September 2025

    Welcome to the Newsletter for September 2025

    August 29, 2025 Isabella Hall Allen
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    We hope you have all had a restful summer. As we kick off our new academic year, we are pleased to present the September Newsletter.

    Congratulations to Esther Captain, named Endowed Professor of Intergenerational Impact of Slavery and Colonialism. 

    Esther Captain will take the chair, endowed by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), at Utrecht University’s Department of History and Art History on September 1, 2025.

    Her work will deal with the long-term impact of colonialism and slavery in the Netherlands, Indonesia, Suriname, the Dutch Caribbean islands and South Africa, with a specific focus on how experiences and memories of these systems have been transmitted from generation to generation.

    Upcoming Events 

    De kunst van het dissen, Van Roxanne Shanté tot Kendrick Lamar talk at de Bibliotheek LocHal September 3rd. 

    In this “Controversy in the Bookcase” Kim Dankoor and CYCZ will engage in conversation with each other and the audience about the history and impact of diss tracks. Dissing is a verb derived from the word “disrespect”, which is the act of publicly insulting or belittling someone else, often a fellow artist, in the world of hip hop and rap. Dissing someone often involves criticising or ridiculing that person. In this way, conflicts between artists are fought out musically.

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    Ophaal week Enschede September 17- 24 at Unsound Record Store 

    To kick off the Ophaal week, a panel discussion will take place on September 17th at the Sound Unbound Record Store in Enschede, featuring Timski and Sam Vosman, led by Vanity, and an explanation of precisely what Culture Capsule does by Sherlock.

    On the 17th of September: Native American slavery in California – A talk by Prof. Jean Pfaelzer.

    RU is delighted to welcome Professor Jean Pfaelzer (University of Delaware), author of the acclaimed California: A Slave State (Yale University Press, 2023). She will deliver a lecture on the history of Native American slavery in California, tracing its emergence through three distinct waves:

    • the mission system under the Spanish invaders,
    • the large-scale enslavement that followed the 1850 Act for the Government and Protection of Indians, which legalized kidnapping and forced indenture, and
    • the “outing programs” associated with boarding schools.

    Join us on Wednesday 17 September 2025, 3:30 pm – 5:15 pm at E2.55

    more info here

    Previous event

    On August 26th, the Healing and Joy work package hosted a screening of “A Story of Bones,” followed by a discussion with the documentary’s protagonist, Annina van Neel.

    This moving documentary tells the story of Annina van Neel as she works to reclaim and honour the neglected history of St. Helena after the remains of thousands of formerly enslaved Africans are uncovered on the remote island. 

    All those present at the screening were deeply affected by Annina’s story and struggle, a sentiment that the audience conveyed directly to Annina van Neel.  Thank you, Durwin Lynch, for organising such an intimate screening of a critical documentary. 

    At Re/presenting Europe, we highly recommend watching the documentary. 

    Wishing you luck for the start of the new academic year!

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