by M. Amin Esmailzade – This video illustrates the struggles of newcomers trying to fit into a new society. It shows a beast trying to blend in but failing, symbolizing how difficult integration can be.…
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By Bariş Eser – Neither the student organizers nor the University of Amsterdam (UvA) Board of Directors (CvB) expected the outpouring of support upon the eviction of the first encampment at the Roeterseiland campus. The…
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By Peter Versteeg – One day, we also took to the streets to protest against atrocities in a rather distant country We were only a few as nobody seemed to notice There were no cameras…
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By Ekaterina Thor – The Russian border. Since most countries decided to close their borders and most airlines chose to pull out their offers, going to Russia and Russia became a mysterious concept in my…
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By Tess Zondervan – The wind is teasing me. As I try to keep my balance, resting my back onto the big wooden pillar around the magnetic compass – the one us telling we are…
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By Robert Cornelis – It’s one of the first warm days in May, and I am slightly thrown off by how lush and green my hometown appears. In my memories of Diemen, it was a…
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By Lucas Kuijl – On an icy Monday morning, I found myself on the first ferry to the island of Terschelling. I was researching fisheries in the Netherlands and their lived experience of the sea.…
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The editors – This year it is exactly fifteen years ago that Standplaats Wereld came into being and the first blog was posted. Setting up a departmental blog was the initiative of (PhD) students and…
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Sam Heeremans explores the transformative journey of birth in the Netherlands through the lens of doulas. Doulas provide non-medical support to birthing women, emphasizing the spiritual aspects of childbirth within the cultural context. The role is deeply rooted in accompanying women through intense bodily and possibly spiritual shifts, distancing from romanticized notions. Heeremans’ fieldwork reveals a cultural appreciation, augmenting a woman’s experience with communal and ritualistic dimensions inherent in becoming a mother.
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