April 2015 Sudanese photographer Elsadig Mohamed and I tried to relate the photographs that Paul Julien made when traveling through the country in 1933 and 1948 to stories and realities alive in present day Sudan. This initial research was pretty successful and we thought a first presentation of the work done was in place to see how a Sudanese audience would respond to our attempts. The exhibition was installed in a minimum amount of time. There were hundreds of people (estimates range between 5 and 9 hundred) at the opening. Whether they came for the photographs or for the concert that took place outside of the museum we will never know. People did show an interest in what was on the wall and we will continue towards next presentations both in and outside of Sudan.Walking Between Houses, the title of the Sudanese part of the larger Paul Julien project is titled ‘Walking Between Houses’. This is part of a Sudanese proverb, referring to the in between place as the source of knowledge. The photographs Julien made in Sudan can be found on this Facebook page. A film impression of the exhibition with responses of visitors was made by Rhea Schmitt for the Goethe Institute in Khartoum.
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In De Mix: Missie presenteert fotografe Andrea Stultiens (1974) uitkomsten van een zoektocht in twee Afrikaanse landen, gebaseerd op het oeuvre van de als scheikundige opgeleide antropoloog, amateurfotograaf en -filmer Paul Julien (1901-2001). Julien deed bloedonderzoek onder geïsoleerde bevolkingsgroepen op het Afrikaanse continent. In dat kader maakte hij een groot aantal expedities. Hij maakte, als praktiserend katholiek, veelvuldig gebruik van faciliteiten en kennis van missionarissen van, onder andere, de Sociëteit van de Afrikaanse Missie (SMA). Zijn reiservaringen deelde hij met publiek in Nederland en andere delen van Europa via radiopraatjes, lezingen en boeken.Andrea Stultiens liet het fotowerk van Julien zien in Liberia (West-Afrika) en Sudan (Oost-Afrika), en werkte met lokale geïnteresseerden aan het leggen van verbanden tussen heden en verleden. In Liberia werden belangrijke bijdragen geleverd door onder anderen historicus Prof. Guannu, socioloog Alvin Solomon en verhalenverteller Tony Kerdoe. In Sudan werkte Stultiens intensief samen met fotograaf en filmer Elsadig Mohamed. Samen met hen worden aan de beelden en verhalen van Julien andere perspectieven toegevoegd. Andrea Stultiens hanteert deze werkwijze om een genuanceerde en diverse beeldvorming van het grote en diverse Afrikaanse continent mogelijk te maken.De tentoonstelling toont nieuwe afdrukken van door Paul Julien gemaakte negatieven uit de collectie van het Nederlands Fotomuseum. Daarnaast is door en op initiatief van Stultiens vervaardigd materiaal te zien dat inzicht geeft in de wijze waarop Juliens foto’s tot leven kunnen komen. De reizen van Paul Julien waarop de focus ligt in deze tentoonstelling vonden plaats in 1932 (Liberia) en 1933 en 1948 (Sudan). De Mix fotoprojectenHet Nederlands Fotomuseum en Rafaël Philippen presenteren in samenwerking met vier Nederlandse musea in 2016 en 2017 het project De Mix. De Mix is een serie van foto-opdrachten en tentoonstellingen, waarin een hedendaagse Nederlandse fotograaf zich laat inspireren door het werk van een historische Nederlandse fotograaf. De Mix: Missie wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door steun van het Mondriaan Fonds.
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From the article: "The term Internet of Things (IoT) is used for situations where one or more devices are connected to a network or possibly the Internet. Most studies focus on the possibilities that arise when a device is capable to share its data with other devices or humans. In this study, the focus is on the device itself and what kind of possibilities an Internet connection gives to the device and its owner or user. Also the data the device needs to participate in a smart way in the IoT are part of this study. Agent technology is the enabling technology for the ideas introduced here. A proof of concept is given, where some concepts proposed in the paper are put into practice."
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In this report Piet Bakker, professor of Cross Media Content, mapped the state of the media in the Netherlands.
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In this blog, we analyze the (potential) effects of the coronavirus on UN peacekeeping, making use of a number of recent blogs and reports from scholars and think tanks. We argue that peace operations are affected by the coronavirus on three levels: at the level of the operations themselves, at the level of the conflict context and, finally, at the structural level.
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It was a landmark speech. On May 26, Angola’s president apologized and asked forgiveness for mass executions that occurred in 1977. He also announced the returning of victims’ remains to their families and the issuance of death certificates. But what does this mean for Angola’s wider reconciliation process? Other key demands and large groups of victims have still been left out, warn scholars Maarten van Munster and Joris van Wijk.
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After two years, The Mix is coming home. This photo project - a series of four presentations - has been on view at various museums in the Netherlands in recent years. To create it, contemporary photographers were inspired by a photographer whose work is included in the Nederlands Fotomuseum’s collection. Not only did this result in astonishing combinations of photographers and works, it also demonstrates that the Nederlands Fotomuseum is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for new generations. In The Mix, contemporary photographers present new and personal perceptions of works in the Fotomuseum’s collection. For the first time, all four presentations in this photo series will be on show at the same time at the Nederlands Fotomuseum in an exhibition that opens on 15 September. Mission Paul Julien & Andrea Stultiens The second presentation, Mission focuses on the photographic work of Paul Julien (1901-2001), an anthropologist and amateur photographer. For his anthropological research, Julien frequently travelled to Africa where he often made use there of the missionaries’ facilities and expertise. By the time he died, he had accumulated a sizable photography and film archive. For this presentation, Andrea Stultiens (1974) responded to the photos that Julien took during his travels through Liberia (1932) and Sudan (1933 & 1947). For this purpose, she made various journeys to these countries taking pictures made by Julien along with her. There, she consulted local specialists such as storytellers, journalists and photographers to collect stories related to Julian’s pictures with the aim of contributing to a nuanced perception of the huge and diverse African continent.Mission was realised in collaboration with the Limburgs Museum where it was on show from 11 December 2016 to 26 March 2017.
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Design and research are two fields of knowledge that each has its traditions, methods, standards and practices. These two worlds appear to be quite separate, with researchers investigating what exists, and designers visualising what could be. This book builds a bridge between both worlds by showing how design and research can be integrated to develop a new field of knowledge. This book contains 22 inspiring reflections that demonstrate how the unique qualities of research (aimed at studying the present) and design (aimed at developing the future) can be combined. This book shows that the transdisciplinary approach is applicable in a multitude of sectors, ranging from healthcare, urban planning, circular economy, and the food industry. Arranged in five parts, the book offers a range of illustrative examples, experiences, methods, and interpretations. Together they make up the characteristic of a mosaic, each piece contributing a part of the complete picture, and all pieces together offering a multi-facted perspective of what applied design research is, how it is implemented and what the reader can expect from it.
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The COVID-19 global pandemic has raised once more the spectre of world governance, demonstrating in one fell swoop, the intricate entanglement of nation-states and the challenges they face when confronted with a global threat. The pandemic has produced an array of problems, from the deaths of millions, the desecration of health care systems all over the world, to the disruption of the economic and social lives of most of the worlds citizens and the emergence of vaccine politics. While not addressing the pandemic directly, this dossier examines the pandemic moment as both an opportunity and a crisis for the UN and the idea of global governance. The articles in this dossier, drawn from a selection of established academics and younger scholars, highlight the expanding array of issues and challenges the UN faces as its competencies increase in the face of multiplying threats to the global system. The organisation has gained new areas of expertise, consolidated its competencies in some areas while expanding its agency in others. In addressing global challenges, the UN has increased its relevance, normative power and connection to humanity but at the same time its lacklustre performance on a lot of issues has revealed that leadership is lacking, and the organisation has in many cases been found wanting. This dossier examines some of the new challenges facing the UN with a view towards assessing the ability of the organisation to effectively respond to global crises, and whether or not it has the capacity for institutional learning and adaptation in the face of adversity and anarchy. Originally published: https://nvvn.nl/governing-the-world-united-or-divided-nations/
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Een onderzoek naar de ervaringen en ondersteuningsbehoeften van ouders en professionals in De Schilderswijk met betrekking tot zwangerschap en het opvoeden van jonge kinderen (0-4 jaar). De Mussen heeft vanuit het FNO Zorg voor Kansen een 10 jarige subsidie ontvangen voor het programma Samen Kansrijk en Gezond in de Schilderswijk (SKGS). Binnen het deelprogramma ‘Goede Start Ouder en Kind’ wil De Mussen een aanbod ontwikkelen, gericht op gezinnen met jonge kinderen (0-4 jaar) in kwetsbare situaties. Dit onderzoek biedt inzicht in de behoeften van ouders van jonge kinderen (vanaf de zwangerschap totdat het jongste kind 4 jaar wordt) in de Schilderswijk met betrekking tot ondersteuning/hulp en activiteiten. Als nevendoel is het bestaande professionele aanbod in de wijk in kaart gebracht, met als uiteindelijke doel een meer passend aanbod te realiseren. Conclusie: Er is behoefte aan een breder activiteitenaanbod voor moeders met jonge kinderen (0-4 jaar met de focus op 0-2 jaar) gericht op ontmoeting, de ontwikkeling van kinderen en samenspelen. Zowel professionals als moeders benadrukken het gebrek aan overzicht en toegankelijke informatie over beschikbare voorzieningen en diensten in de wijk, wat resulteert in een tekort aan laagdrempelige ondersteuning.
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