Author Archives: Antithese

Antithese #5

Posted on 2016/03/24 by Antithese

Printable version : antithese5 Online readable version : Antithese5_web_version Editorial  When we started Antithese a year ago, during the Maagdenhuis occupation, we aimed to fill a void. We somehow felt that a platform to share our thought and experience was missing. Our … Continue reading →

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Arguments for a Universal Access to Education

Posted on 2015/09/11 by Antithese

Education is the basis of a society: it allows the transmission of knowledge and culture, and it teaches critical thinking. Increasingly, this fundamental right has become a commodity that students can buy and income has become a major factor deciding … Continue reading →

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Antithese #4

Posted on 2015/09/03 by Antithese

Printable version : antithese4_zine_version Online readable version : antithese4_web_version Editorial It has now been more than half a year that we saw the consequences of disillusion students organising themselves. The Bungehuis and Maagdenhuis occupations, done by a group of staff and students … Continue reading →

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Antithese #3

Posted on 2015/06/26 by Antithese

Printable version (to be printed on A3) : Antithese3_zine_version Online readable version : Antithese3_web_version Editorial After months of protests, it seems the student movement that emerged from the series of occupations at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has reached a … Continue reading →

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Antithese #2

Posted on 2015/05/08 by Antithese

  Printable & readable version (to print, select the “booklet” template on PDF) : Antithese2_FINAL Editorial Antithese is a new platform run by and for student activists involved in the recent protests at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and abroad. In our inaugural issue, the … Continue reading →

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Call for Submissions Antithese #2: The Maagdenhuis Appropriation

Posted on 2015/03/31 by Antithese

Since the 25th of February De Nieuwe Universiteit is reclaiming the Maagdenhuis as an autonomous space to rethink the university’s model. While the protests started at the UvA, for a big part against the budget cuts on the Humanities faculty, … Continue reading →

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Voor een problematiserende academische gemeenschap

Posted on 2015/03/26 by Antithese

Beste actievoerende Amsterdamse academici, Jullie hebben je de afgelopen tijd verenigd in bewegingen (Humanities Rally, De Nieuwe Universiteit, Rethink UvA), meerdere keren gedemonstreerd, alsook het College van Bestuur (CvB) geconfronteerd met een aantal eisen die betrekking hebben op de organisatie … Continue reading →

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Call for Submissions

Posted on 2015/03/11 by Antithese

Antithese : Bungehuis Revolutie! Call for submissions In the last weeks, The Netherlands has witnessed an escalation of actions that can be framed in a global struggle against the neoliberalization of universities. Although many voices had been heard in the … Continue reading →

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