Discovering the Dutch (2025/2026: periode 3)

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Cursusdoel

The course has been designed especially for international exchange students, in order to familiarize them with Dutch society and culture as they find it during their stay in the Netherlands.

After completing this course students are able to:
  1. Explain aspects of Dutch society and culture in an academic context;
  2. Describe aspects of Dutch society and culture in a global context, showing how the Netherlands was and is interconnected with the wider world in past and present;
  3. Analyse Dutch narratives about their history as part of Dutch cultural memory.
Relationship between assessment and learning goals:
a. Midterm written exam (30%) - linked primarily to course goals 1 and 3.
b. Final written exam (30%) - linked to all three course goals 1, 2 and 3.
c. Portfolio (30%), consisting of three written contributions - linked primarily to course goals 1 and 3.

Vakinhoudelijk

Country of tulips, windmills, bicycles, and canals, with friendly and open-minded people. There must be more to the Netherlands than is being suggested by such stereotypical images. This course proposes to explore peculiarities, intricacies and dynamics of Dutch culture and society in a global context.
The course provides various perspectives on contemporary Dutch society and culture, discussing themes such as national identity, toleration, ethnic diversity, and the echo's of two world wars in the previous century. Each of these themes is presented within a historical dimension and includes case studies from Dutch literature, architecture, film, or painting. With reference to the concept of ‘cultural memory’, narratives about the past featuring in today’s realities will be explored.
Format
The course builds on to the handbook “Discovering the Dutch. On Culture and Society of the Netherlands” (Amsterdam University Press 2014). Some lectures are provided by guest speakers, mostly from among the authors of the book. Students prepare the relevant chapter(s) complemented by selected reading material. In class, the issues are further studied and discussed in a comparative approach. Instruction and assignments involve some out of class activities as well, such as an excursion or museum visit.

Werkvormen

UC INT 1 course

Toetsing

Attendance / Participation

Verplicht | Weging 10% | ECTS 0,75

Portfolio

Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25

*midterm FEEDBACK*

Niet verplicht

midterm exam

Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25

final exam

Verplicht | Weging 30% | ECTS 2,25

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Er is geen informatie over verplichte ingangseisen bekend.

Voorkennis

Er is geen informatie over benodigde voorkennis bekend.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Competenties

  • Academisch schrijven
  • Internationale en interculturele oriëntatie
  • Presenteren

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

  • BOEK
    Besamusca & Verheul (eds), Discovering the Dutch. On Culture and Society of the Netherlands. AUP: Amsterdam 2014, 2nd edition ISBN 978 90 8964 7924

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Opmerkingen

Priority placement for incoming exchange students. Counts toward HUM or SSC major.

Coördinator

drs. E.N. Besamusca-Douwes E.N.Besamusca@uu.nl

Docenten

H. Slotboom h.slotboom@uu.nl
C. Zeller c.zeller@uu.nl
dr. A. van Lieburg a.vanlieburg@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

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