You never walk alone with UM walks
Especially in these times, it might be nice to just go for a walk with someone and have a friendly chat. That is why we offer you the opportunity to easily get in touch with a fellow student to go for a walk, while complying with the official safety measures.
Register now and we will connect you so you can take a UM Walk! For more information and registration, see here.
Send us your lockdown coffee picture and win a Banditos gift voucher!
We all miss Banditos, its great staff members, empowering coffee, delicious soups and heartwarming cookies. We hope we will be able to visit Banditos again soon.
In the meantime, send us your pictures of how you enjoy your coffee or tea at home during lockdown. We will be handing out a Banditos gift voucher to the most original picture we receive once every week in the month March. Send in your pictures to communications-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Poetry, picture and art contest continues
Snow fell in much of the Netherlands in the past week, creating a very different feeling to nature than what we all had during the first lockdown. We received our first contribution from a student, Aleksandra Kaleta, year 1, BA Digital Society. Click through to read her poem.
Maybe Carnival will inspire more students and staff to express their reactions to the continued lockdown in poetry, prose or art. Send your contributions to sally.wyatt@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Poetry, picture and art contest continues
It is clear that our FASoS creativity has not been dampened by the months of corona uncertainty and anxiety. The call Paul and Sally put out last week has already generated several poems, the start of a dystopian novel (what else could it be at the moment), and surrealist photos of the Limburg landscape.
Read on for poems by ‘Anon’, Sally and Josje.
Keep sending your entries to sally.wyatt@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
New interviews from FASoS members in series on craft of writing
Anna Harris and Sally Wyatt have published two interviews recently in the new series Writing Life, following previous interviews by Carla Greubel and Andrea Wojcik.
Anna Harris interviews anthropologist Janelle Taylor, and they discuss the relationship between their shared love of knitting and writing.
Former FASoS member Claudia Egher interviews Sally to delve into the aspects of writing that are not always discussed during supervision sessions.
Call for submissions art, picture and poetry contest
We hoped we wouldn’t be here again, but the virus and its mutations are still among us. Again, we are confined to our homes, unable to meet in person. We are learning and teaching largely in online environments, and studying with our books and papers behind closed doors and in private spaces. We have each developed new rhythms to our day and found novel ways of connecting with colleagues, students, family and friends.
European Studies student Johanna Hvalić vlogs about her MaRBLe research
Johanna is a third-year BA European Studies student. During the course On Expedition: travels into the unknown, MaRBLE students use travel books from the university library’s Special Collections to write their bachelor thesis and a Wikipedia entry. Johanna is one of them.
In her vlogs, Johanna takes you along her expedition and shares her experiences during this period. In this vlog, she tells about the impact of the coronavirus on her research.
René Gabriëls interviewed by L1 about conspiracy theories
René Gabriels has been interviewed by L1 about conspiracy theories. The corona crisis has created many uncertainties, which gives room for conspiracy theories to emerge. What do conspiracy theorists do to their fellow human-beings? And why do people like to believe in conspiracy theories?
René Gabriels explores these questions in this radio interview.
Mosaïek Magazine’s Spring Issue is available online
The Spring Issue of Mosaïek Magazine is now available! The theme is Bodies and our writers cover a variety of topics, from fiction to cosmetic surgery to our relationship with our bodies, and much more.
For the very first time the issue is available online. Thank you to all the writers and creatives who have contributed. We hope you all enjoy reading it!
Christine Neuhold and sister publish article in Observant
Our prospective dean Christine Neuhold and her sister Stephanie have published their fourth article in Observant providing their views on the corona crisis.
They discuss the difference in measures taken by EU governments. Whereas Stephanie can go to the zoo again, Christine is alerted by drones in the park about social distancing.
You can read the entire article here.
