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BOOK
Shame! And masculinity

Edited by Ernst van Alphen

Published by Valiz in collaboration with Herengracht 401

Official launch on 22 October 2020

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Amplify! Make the Future of Europe Yours

How can the cultural sector be more inclusively represented in Europe?

Amplify! will develop ideas and concepts for The Conference on the Future of Europe.

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Thematic programme
Shame!

Revisit the exhibition and events that took place
from October 2020 to March 2021

Shame! Exploring Masculinities investigated the representation of male shame, the male body, power, abuse, virility, fascism etc.

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Heritage Contact Zone
Toolkit

Heritage Contact Zone (HCZ) is a EU project that investigates the potential of marginalised or contested heritage as a contact zone. The project has realised exhibitions and workshops across Europe and brought experiences together in a toolkit.

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Mannelijkheid. Kwetsbaarheid.

Nu online: videoregistratie van
Maaike Meijer en Glenn Helberg in gesprek

"Mannelijkheid wordt nog steeds eerder geassocieerd met onkwetsbaarheid, kracht, besluitvaardigheid, controle en macht. Dat is een probleem."

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PERPLEX!
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A travel magazine for those who are uncertain.

Perplex! is inspired by dialogues that began at Herengracht 401 and have extended into a method for opening up spaces and conversations - to be vulnerable even when it may feel impossible.

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Visit
The House of Gisèle

The House is a living archive. Guided tours through its historic interiors explore a maze of rooms, corridors, stairways and surprising spaces with their stories. Make an appointment for a group visit of approximately 1 hour.

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EU Project
SPEME

Spaces of Memory in Europe, Argentina, Colombia (SPEME) is a EU-funded (Horizon2020) programme of exchanges between academics working on memory, trauma and heritage and practitioners working at sites of memory in Italy, The Netherlands, Argentina and Colombia.

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Biografie Gisèle

Zeven jaar geleden benaderden wij Annet Mooij met het verzoek het leven van Gisèle te onderzoeken en te beschrijven. De biografie over Gisèle is een belangrijke bouwsteen in ons streven om het verleden van deze stichting verder te laten onderzoeken en open te stellen.

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Publications

A selection of thematic magazines and publications that feature the highlights of our thematic year programmes and projects. Download them here or get a hard copy at Herengracht 401.

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Documentary Film Herengracht 401

Een documentaire film van Janina Pigaht (2016)

Filmmaker Janina Pigaht wil het verhaal van het huis vastleggen nu er ook nog mensen kunnen vertellen over de eerste decennia vlak na de oorlog. Maar valt er wel een eenduidig verhaal te vertellen?

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The Warp and Weft of Memory

In this long term artistic research project Renée Turner explored the wardrobe of Gisèle in writing, photographs, videos, and illustrations. She reflects on the intimacy of the closet, a life-writing, history, the privileges of class, and the persona of the female artist.

Our events

Take a look at our events. Find one you attended or see what’s next.

Post archive

Take a look at an archive of all our articles and publications.

News

Make the Future of Europe Yours

03/09/2021 08:25

How can the cultural sector be more inclusively represented in Europe

Amplify! will contribute ideas and concepts to The Conference on the Future of Europe. Read more →
Studies in Black and White

06/10/2020 13:01

Workshops on assumptions and feelings around skin colour How can... Read more →
Studies in Black and White Pilotworkshops

28/09/2020 15:23

scroll down for English De Black Lives Matter beweging, zwarte... Read more →
Shame! And Masculinity

22/09/2020 13:57

A book publication edited by Ernst van Alphen for the... Read more →

Castrum Peregrini

4 months ago

coming up soon, DAY Collective with: Tete-a-Tete.Tete-a-Tete Online is a participatory performance, during which 1-3 participants and 2 performers converse through drawing on themselves, in silence using their own skin as a medium for a wordless conversation. There is only one rule — no words. The tool for drawing is a cosmetic pencil. The participants are from 18 years old from any location of the world. Here besides responding to a visual, people are invited to connect deeper to their own sensations, emotions and to let go of overthinking, and from this base form connections to others. In so doing, the new modes of language based on intuition, silence, imagination, sensitivity and inclusivity are being explored.Let’s connect beyond our identity, language and cultural stereotypes in the conversation through drawing on our own skin.Let’s Tete-a-Tete, sign up via DAY COLLECTIVE vimeo.com/547923441 ... See MoreSee Less

Tete-a-Tete Triptych

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Conversation in silence through drawing on your own skin. Video documentation by Anastasia Pirojenko

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Castrum Peregrini

4 months ago

Our dear friend, colleague and collaborator Prof. Neyla Pardo and the National Observatory of Memory Processes (ONALME) of the National University of Colombia have released this important statement. www.onalme.co/post/no-podemos-olvidarWe share it with strong feelings of solidarity and provide a first quick translation here: WE CANNOT FORGET!OPEN COMMUNIQUÉ TO THE PUBLIC OPINIONThe National Observatory of Memory Processes (ONALME) of the National University of Colombia expresses its deep concern for the breakdown of democracy, particularly for the abuses of public force in the context of social mobilization, and expresses its full solidarity with the civilian victims, urging the national government to respect the right to protest and to protect human rights.We cannot forget and we cannot allow the already fragile Colombian democracy to resort to practices typical of the dictatorships of the past in Latin America and the Caribbean, and much less, that the Government of Colombia proposes to return and wants to impose a State of Internal Commotion (formerly State of Siege), which in the past led to massive violations of human rights, excesses of the security forces against citizens, replaced civilian mayors by military, and limited the freedoms of expression and association, among others.We must remember that a State of Emergency is decreed for 90 days, gives additional powers to the president and the armed forces, circumvents the legislative control of Congress, and can be extended for two additional periods, thus making it possible to reach the 2022 presidential elections with serious limitations to citizens' rights already affected in the midst of the pandemic. This, added to the co-optation of the control bodies, the Attorney General's Office, Comptroller's Office, Attorney General's Office and Ombudsman's Office, exacerbates the legitimate concern of citizens about the separation of powers in the country.We cannot forget that the Colombian State is still in debt with the victims. Selective assassinations, forced disappearances, displacement of communities, arbitrary detentions, limitations to social mobilization, systematic gender violations and abuses, institutional restrictions to political participation, and the acknowledged non-compliance with the peace agreements, reveal unresolved systematic practices and invite citizens to continue demanding their rights.We must remember the social and historical claims of the citizenry. Colombia continues to be the third country with the highest concentration of wealth in the world, the second country with the highest concentration of land in Latin America, and that poverty increased to 42.9% in 2021, to mention a few aspects. Onalme considers that in no case can the discontent and social mobilization be reduced to a regressive tax reform on the middle and popular class, when the causes are deep and seriously structural.Nor can we forget that some mass media in the country have been complicit in the economic capture of national and transnational financial groups, and that these media have been limiting the transmission of news or simply manipulating the media discourse in the face of public opinion. For this reason, ONALME urges the State to avoid any media confusion and to prevent limitations on access to the internet or the use of social networks by citizens in their right to inform.Finally, the National Observatory of Memory Processes (ONALME) will continue supporting citizens and inviting them not to forget, because the development of a nation occurs when the priority is citizenship and because Colombian democracy cannot be an "Orangutan with sackcloth". ... See MoreSee Less

¡NO PODEMOS OLVIDAR!

www.onalme.co

COMUNICADO ABIERTO A LA OPINIÓN PÚBLICA El Observatorio Nacional de Procesos de Memoria (ONALME) de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia manifiesta su profunda preocupación por el quiebre de la democracia, en particular por los abusos de la fuerza pública en el marco de la movilización social, y...

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Shame!

Heritage Contact Zone
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Mannelijkheid. Kwetsbaarheid.

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BOOK Shame! And masculinity

Amplify! Make the Future of Europe Yours

Thematic programme Shame!

Heritage Contact Zone Toolkit

Mannelijkheid. Kwetsbaarheid.

PERPLEX! Get your free copy

Visit The House of Gisèle

EU Project SPEME

Biografie Gisèle

Publications

Documentary Film Herengracht 401

The Warp and Weft of Memory

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BOOK
Shame! And masculinity

Thematic programme
Shame!

Heritage Contact Zone
Toolkit

PERPLEX!
Get your free copy

Visit
The House of Gisèle

EU Project
SPEME